1 When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a cedar house while the ark of God sits inside tent curtains.”
3 So Nathan told the king, “Go and do all that is on your heart, for the Lord is with you.”
4 But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan:
5 “Go to My servant David and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you to build a house for Me to live in?