10. from the day that I commanded judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue your enemies, and I declare to you that Yahweh will build for you a house.
11. And it shall be that when your days are fulfilled to go and sleep with your ancestors, then I will raise up your seed after you, who will be one of your sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
12. He himself will build for me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
13. I myself will be a father to him, and he himself will be a son to me. And I will not remove my steadfast love from him as I took it away from whoever was before you.
14. And I will establish him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
15. According to all these words and according to all this revelation, thus did Nathan speak to David.
16. Then King David went and sat before Yahweh and said, “Who am I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house that you have brought me thus far?
17. And this was a small matter in your eyes, O God. And you have spoken concerning the house of your servant for a long time and have shown me future generations to come, O Yahweh God.
18. What more can David do to you for honoring your servant? Now you know your servant.
19. O Yahweh, for the sake of your servant and according to your heart you have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
20. O Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God except you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
21. And who is like your people Israel, the one nation upon earth whom God went to redeem for himself, to establish for you a reputation for great and awesome things, to drive out nations from before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt?