9. Wherever you went, I helped you and destroyed your enemies right in front of your eyes. I have made you one of the most famous people in the world.
10. I have given my people Israel a land of their own where they can live in peace, and they won't have to tremble with fear any more. Evil nations won't bother them, as they did
11. when I let judges rule my people. And I have kept your enemies from attacking you.Now I promise that you and your descendants will be kings.
12. I'll choose one of your sons to be king when you reach the end of your life and are buried in the tomb of your ancestors. I'll make him a strong ruler,
13. and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for me.
14. I will be his father, and he will be my son.When he does wrong, I'll see that he is corrected, just as children are corrected by their parents.
15. But I will never put an end to my agreement with him, as I put an end to my agreement with Saul, who was king before you.
16. I will make sure that one of your descendants will always be king.
17. Nathan told David exactly what he had heard in the vision.