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And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.
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And it came to pass that night that the word of God came to Nathan saying,
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Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;
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for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but I have been from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].
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In all my going about with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why build ye me not a house of cedars?