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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.
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Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spoke I a word to any of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, "Why have ye not built Me a house of cedars?"'
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Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David, `Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over My people Israel.