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Now it came to pass as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains."
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Then Nathan said unto David, "Do all that is in thine 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 the LORD: 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.