2 Samuel 7:16-29

¹⁶Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ” ¹⁷In accordance with all these words and all of this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

¹⁸Then David the king came in and sat before the Lord, and he said, “Who am I, Lord God, and who are the members of my household, that You have brought me this far? ¹⁹And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, Lord God, for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant regarding the distant future. And this is the custom of mankind, Lord God. ²⁰Again what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, Lord God! ²¹For the sake of Your word, and according to Your heart, You have done all this greatness, to let Your servant know. ²²For this reason You are great, Lord God; for there is no one like You, and there is no God except You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. ²³And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, because of Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from other nations and their gods? ²⁴For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and You, Lord, have become their God. ²⁵Now then, Lord God, the word that You have spoken about Your servant and his house, confirm it forever, and do just as You have spoken, ²⁶so that Your name may be great forever, by saying, ‘The Lord of armies is God over Israel’; and may the house of Your servant David be established before You. ²⁷For You, Lord of armies, God of Israel, have given a revelation to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You. ²⁸Now then, Lord God, You are God, and Your words are truth; and You have promised this good thing to Your servant. ²⁹And now, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, so that it may continue forever before You. For You, Lord God, have spoken; and with Your blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”