10. when I appointed judges over my people Israel. I’ll subdue all your enemies and make you great. As for a dynasty, the Lord will build one for you!
11. When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up a descendant of yours after you, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingship.
12. He is the one who will build me a temple, and I will establish his throne forever.
13. I will become his father and he will become my son, and I’ll never withdraw my faithful love from him as I did from the one before you.
14. I’ll install him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.
15. Nathan faithfully reported all that he had seen and heard to David.
16. Then King David went and sat in the Lord’s presence. He asked:Who am I, Lord God, and of what significance is my family that you have brought me this far?
17. But even this was too small in your eyes, God. You have spoken about the future of your servant’s dynasty and have chosen me as an important person, Lord God.
18. What more can I say to you for honoring your servant? You yourself know your servant.
19. Lord, for your servant’s sake and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to make all these great things known.
20. Lord, no one can compare to you, no God except you, just as we have heard with our own ears.
21. Who is like your people Israel, a unique nation on the earth, that God redeemed as his own people, establishing a name for yourself by doing great and awesome things, by driving out nations before your people whom you saved from Egypt?