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And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever (7:16) According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David (7:17) Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? (7:18) And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And [is] this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? (7:19) And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant (7:20) For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know [them] (7:21) Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears (7:22) And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people, [even] like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods? (7:23) For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God (7:24) And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish [it] for ever, and do as thou hast said (7:25) And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts [is] the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee (7:26) For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee (7:27) And now, O Lord GOD, thou [art] that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: (7:28) Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken [it]: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever
(7:29)
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