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 7:1 ¶ And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

 7:1 ¶ And it came to pass,° when° the king° sat°° in his house,° and the LORD° had given him rest°° round about°° from all°° his enemies;°°

 7:2 that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

 7:2 That the king° said°° unto° Nathan° the prophet,° See°° now,° I° dwell°° in an house° of cedar,° but the ark° of God° dwelleth°° within° curtains.°

 7:3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.

 7:3 And Nathan° said°° to° the king,° Go,°°° do°° all° that° [is] in thine heart;° for° the LORD° [is] with° thee.

 7:4 ¶ And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,

 7:4 ¶ And it came to pass° that° night,° that the word° of the LORD° came° unto° Nathan,° saying,°°

 7:5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

 7:5 Go°°° and tell°°° my servant° David,° Thus° saith°° the LORD,° Shalt thou° build°° me an house° for me to dwell° in?°°

 7:6 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

 7:6 Whereas° I have not° dwelt°° in [any] house° since the time°° that I brought up°°° the children° of Israel° out of Egypt,°° even to° this° day,° but have° walked°° in a tent° and in a tabernacle.°

 7:7 In all places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel, spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

 7:7 In all° [the places] wherein° I have walked°° with all° the children° of Israel° spake°° I a word° with° any° of the tribes° of Israel,° whom° I commanded°° to feed°°° my people°° Israel,° saying,°° Why° build°° ye not° me an house° of cedar?°

 7:8 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;

 7:8 Now° therefore° so shalt thou say°° unto my servant° David,° Thus° saith°° the LORD° of hosts,° I° took°° thee from° the sheepcote,° from following°° the sheep,° to be° ruler° over° my people,° over° Israel:°

 7:9 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

 7:9 And I was° with° thee whithersoever°° thou wentest,°° and have cut off°°° all° thine enemies°° out of thy sight,°° and have made°° thee a great° name,° like unto the name° of the great° [men] that° [are] in the earth.°

 7:10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,

 7:10 Moreover I will appoint°° a place° for my people° Israel,° and will plant°° them, that they may dwell°° in a place° of their own, and move°° no° more;° neither° shall the children° of wickedness° afflict°° them any more,°° as° beforetime,°

 7:11 and [as] from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. Moreover Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.

 7:11 And as since° the time° that° I commanded°° judges°° [to be] over° my people° Israel,° and have caused thee to rest°° from all°° thine enemies.°° Also the LORD° telleth°° thee that° he will make°° thee an house.°

 7:12 ¶ When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

 7:12 ¶ And when° thy days° be fulfilled,°° and thou shalt sleep°° with° thy fathers,° I will set up°°° thy seed° after° thee, which° shall proceed°° out of thy bowels,°° and I will establish°°° his kingdom.°

 7:13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

 7:13 He° shall build°° an house° for my name,° and I will stablish°°° the throne° of his kingdom° for° ever.°°

 7:14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

 7:14 I° will be° his father,° and he° shall be° my son.° If° he commit iniquity,°° I will chasten°° him with the rod° of men,°° and with the stripes° of the children° of men:°

 7:15 but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

 7:15 But my mercy° shall not° depart away°° from° him, as° I took°° [it] from°° Saul,° whom° I put away°° before°° thee.

 7:16 And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

 7:16 And thine house° and thy kingdom° shall be established°° for°° ever°° before° thee: thy throne° shall be° established°° for° ever.°°

 7:17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

 7:17 According to all° these° words,° and according to all° this° vision,° so° did Nathan° speak°° unto° David.°

 7:18 ¶ Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

 7:18 ¶ Then went°° king° David° in, and sat°° before° the LORD,°° and he said,°° Who° [am] I,° O Lord° GOD?° and what° [is] my house,° that° thou hast brought°° me hitherto?°°

 7:19 And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come; and this [too] after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!

 7:19 And this° was yet° a small° thing°° in thy sight,° O Lord° GOD;° but thou hast spoken°° also° of° thy servant's° house° for a great while to come.°° And [is] this° the manner° of man,° O Lord° GOD?°

 7:20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.

 7:20 And what° can°° David° say°°° more°°° unto° thee? for thou,° Lord° GOD,° knowest°°° thy servant.°

 7:21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

 7:21 For thy word's° sake,°° and according to thine own heart,° hast thou done°°° all° these° great things,° to make° thy servant° know°° [them].

 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

 7:22 Wherefore°° thou art great,°° O LORD° God:°° for° [there is] none° like thee,° neither° [is there any] God° beside° thee, according to all° that° we have heard°° with our ears.°

 7:23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

 7:23 And what° one° nation° in the earth° [is] like thy people,° [even] like Israel,° whom° God° went°° to redeem°° for a people° to himself, and to make°° him a name,° and to do°° for you great° things° and terrible,°° for thy land,° before°° thy people,° which° thou redeemedst°° to thee from Egypt,°° [from] the nations° and their gods?°

 7:24 And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

 7:24 For thou hast confirmed°° to thyself° thy people° Israel° [to be] a people° unto thee for° ever:°° and thou,° LORD,° art become°° their God.°

 7:25 And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

 7:25 And now,° O LORD° God,° the word° that° thou hast spoken°° concerning° thy servant,° and concerning° his house,° establish°° [it] for° ever,°° and do°° as° thou hast said.°°

 7:26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee.

 7:26 And let thy name° be magnified°° for° ever,°° saying,°° The LORD° of hosts° [is] the God° over° Israel:° and let the house° of thy servant° David° be° established°° before° thee.

 7:27 For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

 7:27 For° thou,° O LORD° of hosts,° God° of Israel,° hast revealed°°° to thy servant,° saying,°° I will build°° thee an house:° therefore°° hath thy servant° found°° in° his heart° to pray°°° this° prayer° unto° thee.

 7:28 And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

 7:28 And now,° O Lord° GOD,° thou° [art] that° God,° and thy words° be° true,° and thou hast promised°°° this° goodness° unto° thy servant:°

 7:29 now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

 7:29 Therefore now° let it please°°° thee to bless°°° the house° of thy servant,° that it may continue° for ever° before° thee: for° thou,° O Lord° GOD,° hast spoken°° [it]: and with thy blessing°° let the house° of thy servant° be blessed°° for ever.°