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"I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
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"But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever , and his throne shall be established forever .""'
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According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
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Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?
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"This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God.