1 King David was living in his palace, and the Lord had given him peace from all his enemies around him.
2 Then David said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace made of cedar wood, but the Ark of God is in a tent!”
3 Nathan said to the king, “Go and do what you really want to do, because the Lord is with you.”
4 But that night the Lord spoke his word to Nathan,
5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Will you build a house for me to live in?
6 From the time I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until now I have not lived in a house. I have been moving around all this time with a tent as my home.