11. “‘When the time comes for you to go and be with your ancestors, I will send one of your descendants. He will be one of your sons. I will establish his kingdom.
12. He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
13. I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. And I will never stop showing him my love as I did to your predecessor.
14. I will place him in my royal house forever, and his throne will be established forever.’ ”
15. Nathan told David all these words and everything he had seen.
16. Then King David went into the tent and sat in front of the Lord. “Who am I, Lord God,” he asked, “and why is my house so important that you have brought me this far?
17. And this you consider to be a small act, God. You’ve spoken about the distant future of my house. Lord God, you’ve shown me the generation of the great man.