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And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [dwelleth] under curtains.
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And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.
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And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
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Go and tell 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, unto this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].
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