1 Now it came about when the king lived in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains."
3 Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your mind, for the Lord is with you."
4 But in the same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5 "Go and say to My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord, "Are you the one who should build Me a house to dwell in?