13. He it is who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish his royal throne forever.
14. I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. If he does wrong, I will reprove him with a human rod and with human punishments;
15. but I will not withdraw my favor from him as I withdrew it from Saul who was before you.
16. Your house and your kingdom are firm forever before me; your throne shall be firmly established forever.
17. In accordance with all these words and this whole vision Nathan spoke to David.
18. Then King David went in and sat in the Lord’s presence and said, “Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house, that you should have brought me so far?
19. And yet even this is too little in your sight, Lord God! For you have made a promise regarding your servant’s house reaching into the future, and giving guidance to the people, Lord God!
20. What more can David say to you? You know your servant, Lord God!
21. For your servant’s sake and as you have had at heart, you have brought about this whole magnificent disclosure to your servant.
22. Therefore, great are you, Lord God! There is no one like you, no God but you, as we have always heard.
23. What other nation on earth is there like your people Israel? What god has ever led a nation, redeeming it as his people and making a name by great and awesome deeds, as you drove out the nations and their gods before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt?
24. You have established for yourself your people Israel as your people forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.