1. And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies,
2. that the king saith unto Nathan the prophet, `See, I pray thee, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God is dwelling in the midst of the curtain.'
3. And Nathan saith unto the king, `All that [is] in thine heart--go, do, for Jehovah [is] with thee.'
4. And it cometh to pass in that night, that the word of Jehovah is unto Nathan, saying,
5. `Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in?
6. for I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a tabernacle.