1 WHEN KING David dwelt in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
2 The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.
4 That night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,