1. WHEN KING David dwelt in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
2. The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.
3. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.
4. That night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5. Go and tell My servant David, Thus says the Lord: Shall you build Me a house in which to dwell?