12 “When your days are filled and you rest with your fathers, I shall raise up your seed after you, who comes from your inward parts, and shall establish his reign.
13 “He does build a house for My Name, and I shall establish the throne of his reign forever.
14 “I am to be his Father, and he is My son. If he does perversely, I shall reprove him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
15 “But My kindness does not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Sha’ul, whom I removed from before you.
16 “And your house and your reign are to be steadfast forever before you – your throne is established forever.” ’ ”
17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to Dawiḏ.
18 And Sovereign Dawiḏ went in and sat before יהוה and he said, “Who am I, O Master יהוה? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?