1 Chronicles 17:9-19
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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,
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10 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.
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11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
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12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
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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 that was before thee:
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14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
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15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
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16 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
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17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
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18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
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19 O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.