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Now it came to pass, as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan, the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD under curtains.
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Then 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 slave, Thus hath the LORD said, 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.