1 When David was settled into his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, "I'm living in a cedar palace while the chest containing the LORD's covenant is under curtains."
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When David was settled into his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, "I'm living in a cedar palace while the chest containing the LORD's covenant is under curtains."
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Nathan replied, "Go ahead and do whatever you are thinking, because God is with you."
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Go to my servant David and tell him, This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build the temple for me to live in.
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In fact, I haven't lived in a temple from the day I brought Israel out until this very day. I've been traveling from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling.
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