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I Chronicles

Chapter 17


1 Now it came to pass,
as David sat in his house,
that David said to Nathan the prophet,
Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars,
but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah/God
remains under curtains.

2 Then Nathan said unto David,
Do all that is in your heart;
for 'Elohiym/Godhead is with you.

3 And it came to pass the same night,
that the word of 'Elohiym/Godhead
came to Nathan, saying, 4
Go and tell David My servant,
Thus saith Jehovah/God,
you shall not build Me an house to dwell in . . . 5
for I have not dwelt in an 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

Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel,
spoke I a word to any of the judges/'absolute rulers' of Israel,
whom I commanded to feed My people, saying,
Why have you not built Me an house of cedars? 7

Now therefore thus shall you say unto My servant David,
Thus saith Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
I took you from the sheepcote,
even from following the sheep,
that you should be ruler over My people Israel. 8

And I have been with you whithersoever you have walked,
and have cut off all your enemies from before you,
and have made you a name/reputation
like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 9

Also I will ordain a place for My people Israel,
and will plant them,
and they shall dwell in their place,
and shall be moved no more;
neither shall the children of wickedness
waste them any more,
as at the beginning, 10
and since the time that I commanded judges
to be over my people Israel.

Moreover I will subdue all your enemies.

Furthermore I tell you that Jehovah/God
will build you an house/'{Davidic} family dynasty'.

11 And it shall come to pass,
when your days be expired
that you must go to be with your fathers,
that I will raise up your seed after you,
which shall be of your sons;
and I will establish His kingdom.
  {prophecy of the 2nd Advent of Jesus Christ -
  Who will rule forever} 12

He shall build Me an house,
and I will establish His throne forever. 13

I will be His Father,
and He shall be My Son.

And I will not take My mercy away from Him,
as I took it from him who was before you. 14

But I will settle Him in My house
and in My kingdom forever.

And His throne shall be established forevermore.

15 According to all these words,
and according to all this vision,
so did Nathan speak unto David.

16 And David the king came and sat before Jehovah/God, and said,
Who am I, O Jehovah/God . . . 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and what is my house,
  {referring to David's family not having the
  highest pedigree}
that You have brought me hitherto? 17

And yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, O 'Elohiym/Godhead . . .
for You have also spoken of Your servant's house
for a great while to come,
and have regarded me
according to the estate of a man of high degree,
O Jehovah/God . . . 'Elohiym/Godhead. 18

What can David say more to You
for the honor of Your servant?

For You know Your servant. 19

O Jehovah/God, for Your servant's sake,
and according to Your own heart/'right lobe',
have You done all this greatness,
in making known all these great things. 20

O Jehovah/God, there is none like You,
neither is there any 'Elohiym/Godhead beside You,
according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21

And what one nation in the earth
is like Your people Israel,
whom 'Elohiym/Godhead went to redeem
to be His own people,
to make You a Name/Reputation
of greatness and terribleness/'awe-inspiring-ness',
by driving out nations from before Your people,
whom You have redeemed out of Egypt? 22

For Your people Israel did You make Your own people forever;
and You, Jehovah/God, became their 'Elohiym/Godhead. 23

Therefore now, Jehovah/God,
let the thing that You have spoken
concerning Your servant
and concerning his house/'family dynasty'
be established forever,
and do as You have said. 24

Let it even be established,
that Your Name/Reputation
may be magnified forever, saying,
Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts
is the 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
even a 'Elohiym/Godhead to Israel.

And let the house/'family dynasty'
of David Your servant
be established before You. 25

For you, O my 'Elohiym/Godhead,
have told Your servant
that You will build him an house . . .
therefore Your servant
has found in his heart to pray before You. 26

And now, Jehovah/God,
You are 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and have promised this goodness unto Your servant. 27

Now therefore let it please You
to bless the house/'family dynasty'
of Your servant,
that it may be before You forever.

For You bless, O Jehovah/God,
and it shall be blessed forever.