13. I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor.
14. I will set him over my house and my kingdom for ever; his throne will be established for ever.” ’
15. Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.
16. Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:‘Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?
17. And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.
18. ‘What more can David say to you for honouring your servant? For you know your servant,
19. Lord. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises.
20. ‘There is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.
21. And who is like your people Israel – the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?
22. You made your people Israel your very own for ever, and you, Lord, have become their God.