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 17:1 ¶ Now it came to pass,º asº Däwið דָּוִדº satºº in his house,º that Däwið דָּוִדº saidºº toº Nä±än נָתָןº the prophet,º Lo,º Iº dwellºº in an houseº of cedars,º but the arkº of the covenantº of Yähwè יָהוֶהº [remaineth] underº curtains.º

 17:1 ¶ Now it came to pass, as Dawid sat in his house, that Dawid said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh [remaineth] under curtains.

 17:2 Then Nä±än נָתָןº saidºº untoº Däwið דָּוִד,º Doºº allº thatº [is] in thine heart;º forº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº [is] withº thee.

 17:2 Then Nathan said unto Dawid, Do all that [is] in thine heart; for Elohim [is] with thee.

 17:3 ¶ And it came to passº the sameº night,º that the wordº of ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº cameº toº Nä±än נָתָן,º saying,ºº

 17:3 ¶ And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Elohim came to Nathan, saying,

 17:4 Goººº and tellººº Däwið דָּוִדº my servant,º Thusº saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º Thouº shalt notº buildºº me an houseº to dwell in:ºº

 17:4 Go and tell Dawid my servant, Thus saith Yahweh, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

 17:5 Forº I have notº dweltº inºº an houseº sinceº the dayº thatº I brought upººº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº untoº thisº day;º but have goneº from tentºº toº tent,º and from [one] tabernacleºº [to another].

 17:5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Yisrael unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].

 17:6 Wheresoeverºº I have walkedºº with allº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º spakeºº I a wordº toº anyº of the judgesºº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º whomº I commandedºº to feedººº my people,º saying,ºº Whyº have ye notº builtºº me an houseº of cedars?º

 17:6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Yisrael, spake I a word to any of the judges of Yisrael, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

 17:7 Nowº therefore thusº shalt thou sayºº unto my servantº Däwið דָּוִד,º Thusº saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת,º Iº tookºº thee fromº the sheepcote,º [even] fromº followingº the sheep,º that thou shouldest beº rulerº overº my peopleº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל:º

 17:7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant Dawid, Thus saith Yahweh Tzevaoth, I took thee from the sheepcote, [even] from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Yisrael:

 17:8 And I have beenº withº thee whithersoeverºº thou hast walked,ºº and have cut offººº allº thine enemiesºº from beforeºº thee, and have madeºº thee a nameº like the nameº of the great menº thatº [are] in the earth.º

 17:8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that [are] in the earth.

 17:9 Also I will ordainºº a placeº for my peopleº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º and will plantºº them, and they shall dwellºº in their place,º and shall be movedºº noº more;º neitherº shall the childrenº of wickednessº wasteºº them any more,ºº asº at the beginning,º

 17:9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Yisrael, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

 17:10 And since the timeºº thatº I commandedºº judgesºº [to be] overº my peopleº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל.º Moreover I will subdueººº allº thine enemies.ºº Furthermore I tellºº thee that Yähwè יָהוֶהº will buildºº thee an house.º

 17:10 And since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Yisrael. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that Yahweh will build thee an house.

 17:11 ¶ And it shall come to pass,º whenº thy daysº be expiredºº that thou must goººº [to be] withº thy fathers,º that I will raise upººº thy seedº afterº thee, whichº shall beº of thy sons;ºº and I will establishººº his kingdom.º

 17:11 ¶ And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go [to be] with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

 17:12 Heº shall buildºº me an house,º and I will stablishººº his throneº forº ever.ºº

 17:12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

 17:13 Iº will beº his father,º and heº shall beº my son:º and I will notº takeºº my mercyº awayººº fromºº him, asº I tookºº [it] from [him] thatºº wasº beforeº thee:

 17:13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took [it] from [him] that was before thee:

 17:14 But I will settleºº him in mine houseº and in my kingdomº for ever:ºº and his throneº shall beº establishedºº forº evermore.ºº

 17:14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

 17:15 According to allº theseº words,º and according to allº thisº vision,º soº did Nä±än נָתָןº speakºº untoº Däwið דָּוִד.º

 17:15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto Dawid.

 17:16 ¶ And Däwið דָּוִדº the kingº cameºº and satºº beforeº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º and said,ºº Whoº [am] I,º O Yähwè יָהוֶהº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º and whatº [is] mine house,º thatº thou hast broughtºº me hitherto?ºº

 17:16 ¶ And Dawid the king came and sat before Yahweh, and said, Who [am] I, O Yahweh Elohim, and what [is] mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

 17:17 And [yet] thisº was a small thingºº in thine eyes,º O ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים;º for thou hast [also] spokenºº ofº thy servant'sº houseº for a great while to come,ºº and hast regardedºº me according to the estateº of a manº of high degree,º O Yähwè יָהוֶהº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.º

 17:17 And [yet] this was a small thing in thine eyes, O Elohim; for thou hast [also] spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Yahweh Elohim.

 17:18 Whatº canºº Däwið דָּוִדº [speak] moreººº toº thee for the honourº ofº thy servant?º for thouº knowestººº thy servant.º

 17:18 What can Dawid [speak] more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

 17:19 O Yähwè יָהוֶה,º for thy servant'sº sake,ºº and according to thine own heart,º hast thou doneººº allº thisº greatness,º in making knownººº allº [these] great things.º

 17:19 O Yahweh, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all [these] great things.

 17:20 O Yähwè יָהוֶה,º [there is] noneº like thee,º neitherº [is there any] ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº besideº thee, according to allº thatº we have heardºº with our ears.º

 17:20 O Yahweh, [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] Elohim beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

 17:21 And whatº oneº nationº in the earthº [is] like thy peopleº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º whomº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº wentºº to redeemºº [to be] his own people,º to makeºº thee a nameº of greatnessº and terribleness,ºº by driving outºº nationsº from beforeºº thy people,º whomº thou hast redeemedºº out of Mixrayim מִצרַיִם?ºº

 17:21 And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people Yisrael, whom Elohim went to redeem [to be] his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Mitzrayim?

 17:22 Forº thy peopleº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº didst thou makeºº thine own peopleº forº ever;ºº and thou,º Yähwè יָהוֶה,º becamestº their ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.º

 17:22 For thy people Yisrael didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Yahweh, becamest their Elohim.

 17:23 Therefore now,º Yähwè יָהוֶה,º let the thingº thatº thou hast spokenºº concerningº thy servantº and concerningº his houseº be establishedºº forº ever,ºº and doºº asº thou hast said.ºº

 17:23 Therefore now, Yahweh, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

 17:24 Let it even be established,ºº that thy nameº may be magnifiedºº forº ever,ºº saying,ºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹתº [is] the ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º [even] an ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº to Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל:º and [let] the houseº of Däwið דָּוִדº thy servantº [be] establishedºº beforeº thee.

 17:24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, Yahweh Tzevaoth [is] the Elohim of Yisrael, [even] an Elohim to Yisrael: and [let] the house of Dawid thy servant [be] established before thee.

 17:25 Forº thou,º O my ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º hast toldºººº thy servantº that thou wilt buildºº him an house:º thereforeºº thy servantº hath foundºº [in his heart] to prayºº beforeº thee.

 17:25 For thou, O my Elohim, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found [in his heart] to pray before thee.

 17:26 And now,º Yähwè יָהוֶה,º thouº art ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º and hast promisedºº thisº goodnessº untoº thy servant:º

 17:26 And now, Yahweh, thou art Elohim, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

 17:27 Nowº therefore let it pleaseºº thee to blessººº the houseº of thy servant,º that it may beº beforeº thee for ever:º forº thouº blessest,ºº O Yähwè יָהוֶה,º and [it shall be] blessedºº for ever.º

 17:27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O Yahweh, and [it shall be] blessed for ever.