4. But that night the Lord spoke his word to Nathan. The Lord said,
5. “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
6. I did not live in a house when I brought the Israelites out of Egypt. I have been moving around all this time with a tent as my home.
7. I have continued to move with the tribes of Israel. But I have never asked their leaders who take care of them to build me a house of cedar wood.’
8. “You must tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: I took you from the pasture when you were following the sheep. I took you to become leader of my people, the Israelites.