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: (17:13)

But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore (17:14)

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David (17:15)

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? (17:16)

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 (17:17)

What can David [speak] more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant (17:18)

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 (17:19)

O Lord, [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears (17:20)

And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem [to be] his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? (17:21)

For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God (17:22)

Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said (17:23)

Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts [is] the God of Israel, [even] a God to Israel: and [let] the house of David thy servant [be] established before thee (17:24)

For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found [in his heart] to pray before thee (17:25)

And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: (17:26)

Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O Lord, and [it shall be] blessed for ever (17:27)

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