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2 Samuel 7
David wants to build a house for the ark, but through Nathan God promises instead to build David a house: a son whose throne he will establish for ever. David sits before the LORD and prays in wonder: 'Who am I, O Lord GOD?'
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How sure can we be?
- Textually stated
Solomon built the house that David had been promised his son would build.
2 Samuel 7:12–13; 1 Kings 5:5.
- Textually stated
The Tent of Meeting and its holy vessels were brought up into the house; the ark's journey ended there.
1 Kings 8:4 and 2 Chronicles 5:5; compare 2 Samuel 7:6, 'have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle'.