3. Nathan said to King David, “Do whatever you want to do. The Lord will be with you.”
4. But that night, the Lord’S word came to Nathan:
5. “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.
6. I did not live in a house at the time I took the Israelites out of Egypt. No, I traveled around in a tent. I used the tent for my home.
7. I never told any of the tribes of Israel to build me a fancy house made from cedar wood.’
8. “You must say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: I chose you while you were out in the pasture following the sheep. I took you from that job and made you the leader of my people, the Israelites.
9. I have been with you every place you went. I have defeated your enemies for you. I will make you one of the most famous people on earth.