13. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14. I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men,
15. but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
16. Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever."'"
17. In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
18. Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
19. And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, O Lord God, for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future. And this is the custom of man, O Lord God.
20. Again what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord God!
21. For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know.
22. For this reason You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23. And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods?