3. Nathan replied to the king, "Go ahead and do what you want to. The Lord is with you."
4. That night the word of the Lord came to Nathan. The Lord said,
5. "Go and speak to my servant David. Tell him, 'The Lord says, "Are you the one to build me a house to live in?
6. I have not lived in a house from the day I brought the people of Israel up out of Egypt until now. I have been moving from place to place. I have been living in a tent.