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He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
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I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;
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But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.
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So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
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Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
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