1. Now it came to pass, as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan, the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord under curtains.
2. Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart for God is with thee.
3. And it came to pass the same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4. Go and tell David my slave, Thus hath the Lord said, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in,