1 Now it came to pass, as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan, the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord under curtains.
2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart for God is with thee.
3 And it came to pass the same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 Go and tell David my slave, Thus hath the Lord said, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in,
5 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6 Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedars?
7 Now, therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my slave David, Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the sheep that thou should be ruler over my people Israel;