11And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.
12He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
13I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;
14But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.
15So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
16Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
17And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.
