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The Lord’s Covenant Promise to David
Not long after David had become king, he mentioned to Nathan that he was bothered because he was living in a palace while the Ark of the Covenant was in a tent (v. 1). Nathan replied now that he was king, he could have whatever he wanted (v. 2). However, the Lord told Nathan that he ...

David’s Prayer of Thanks
This chapter dealing with David’s ambition to build a worship center for the Lord and the Lord’s response and promise concerning it is almost identical to 2 Samuel 7:1- 29. Expressing a desire to provide the Lord with a temple was right, but his timing was wrong. David went into the tent he ...