13. I will be his father, and he will be my son. Saul was the king before you, and I took away my support from Saul. But I will never stop loving your son.
14. I will put him in charge of my house and kingdom forever. His rule will continue forever!’”
15. Nathan told David about the vision and everything God had said.
16. Then King David went to the Holy Tent and sat before the Lord. David said, “Lord God, you have done so much for me and my family. And I don’t understand why.
17. Besides all these things, God, you let me know what will happen to my family in the future. Lord God, you have treated me like a very important man.
18. What more can I say? You have done so much for me. And I am only your servant. You know that.
19. Lord, you have done this wonderful thing for me and because you wanted to.
20. There is no one like you, Lord. There is no God except you. We have never heard of any god doing wonderful things like those!
21. Is there any other nation like Israel? No, Israel is the only nation on earth that you have done these wonderful things for. You took us out of Egypt and you made us free. You made yourself famous. You went in front of your people, and forced other people to leave their land for us.
22. You took Israel to be your people forever, and you, Lord, became their God!
23. “Lord, you made this promise to me and my family. Now, keep your promise forever. Do what you said you would.
24. Keep your promise so that people will honor your name forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord All-Powerful is Israel’s God!’ I am your servant. Please let my family be strong and continue to serve you.
25. “My God, you spoke to me, your servant. You made it clear that you would make my family a family of kings. That is why I am being so bold—that is why I am asking you to do these things.
26. Lord, you are God, and you yourself promised to do these good things for me.