7:1 王住在自己宮中，耶和華使他安靖，不被四圍的仇敵擾亂。
7:2 那時，王對先知拿單說：「看哪，我住在香柏木的宮中，上帝的約櫃反在幔子裡。」
7:3 拿單對王說：「你可以照你的心意而行，因為耶和華與你同在。」
7:4 當夜，耶和華的話臨到拿單說：
7:5 「你去告訴我僕人大衛，說耶和華如此說：『你豈可建造殿宇給我居住呢？
7:6 自從我領以色列人出埃及直到今日，我未曾住過殿宇，常在會幕和帳幕中行走。
7:7 凡我同以色列人所走的地方，我何曾向以色列一支派的士師，就是我吩咐牧養我民以色列的說：你們為何不給我建造香柏木的殿宇呢？』
7:8 「現在，你要告訴我僕人大衛，說萬軍之耶和華如此說：『我從羊圈中將你召來，叫你不再跟從羊群，立你作我民以色列的君。
7:9 你無論往哪裡去，我常與你同在，剪除你的一切仇敵。我必使你得大名，好像世上大大有名的人一樣。
7:10 我必為我民以色列選定一個地方，栽培他們，使他們住自己的地方，不再遷移；凶惡之子也不像從前擾害他們，
7:11 並不像我命士師治理我民以色列的時候一樣。我必使你安靖，不被一切仇敵擾亂，並且我─耶和華應許你，必為你建立家室。
7:12 你壽數滿足、與你列祖同睡的時候，我必使你的後裔接續你的位；我也必堅定他的國。
7:13 他必為我的名建造殿宇；我必堅定他的國位，直到永遠。
7:14 我要作他的父，他要作我的子；他若犯了罪，我必用人的杖責打他，用人的鞭責罰他。
7:15 但我的慈愛仍不離開他，像離開在你面前所廢棄的掃羅一樣。
7:16 你的家和你的國必在我（原文是你）面前永遠堅立。你的國位也必堅定，直到永遠。』」
7:17 拿單就按這一切話，照這默示，告訴大衛。
After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
3 Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”
4 But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in? 6 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling. 7 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’
8 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. 9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth. 10 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning 11 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders[a] over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.
“‘The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: 12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[b]; your throne will be established forever.’”
17 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.
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大衛經過了一連串的苦難之後，上帝使他享受美好的生活！不僅是個人享受安寧，也讓國家安定！正如經文所說的：「王住在自己宮中，耶和華使他安靖，不被四圍的仇敵擾亂。」
然而大衛是一位愛主的君王，他對先知拿單說：「看哪，我住在香柏木的宮中，上帝的約櫃反在幔子裡。」
可見他想為上帝建一座聖殿，讓上帝的名可以得著尊崇！然而上帝透過先知拿單讓他知道，是上帝的榮耀要與人同在，不是人能夠增加上帝的榮耀！他要拿單向大衛說：「我從羊圈中將你召來，叫你不再跟從羊群，立你作我民以色列的君。你無論往哪裡去，我常與你同在，剪除你的一切仇敵。我必使你得大名，好像世上大大有名的人一樣。我必為我民以色列選定一個地方，栽培他們，使他們住自己的地方，不再遷移；凶惡之子也不像從前擾害他們，並不像我命士師治理我民以色列的時候一樣。我必使你安靖，不被一切仇敵擾亂，並且我─耶和華應許你，必為你建立家室。」
其實我們屬於上帝的人也要有這樣的認識：上帝比我們偉大，一切榮耀本是屬於祂，我們只能倚靠上帝，只有上帝的榮光與我們同在，我們才能活出生命的意義，因為我們是照著上帝的形象造的！上帝要人類遍滿天地之間，是要讓祂的榮耀充滿在天地之間！
為何不能從人發出來榮耀上帝，或為上帝做什麼？因為住樣人會自誇，自以為了不起，任為上帝的榮耀是人給的，這樣反而使人驕傲，對人有害無益！上帝為了避免大衛走掃羅自高自傲的路，所以不要他來建聖殿！同樣，今天上帝攔阻我們做自己認為有意義的事，也是為了保護我們，免得我們驕傲遠離上帝！
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