2 Samuel 7:8-15, 18, 20-22

“Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the L ord  of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel.  I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!  And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won’t oppress them as they’ve done in the past,  starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, the L ord  declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings!  For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong.  He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever.  I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do.  But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight.  Then King David went in and sat before the L ord  and prayed, “Who am I, O Sovereign L ord , and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?  “What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, Sovereign L ord .  Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant. “How great you are, O Sovereign L ord ! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! (2 Samuel 7:8-15, 18, 20-22 NLT)