When David is securely settled in his kingship he entertains the idea of building a dwelling more permanent than the Tent of Meeting, a place where the Spirit of the LORD may dwell and where people may worship the LORD. He shares his thinking with Nathan the prophet. That very night Nathan receives a message from the LORD for David, and the next day Nathan delivers the message.
First Chronicles, chapter 17, verses 1 through 15, record this event and the words exchanged. These paragraphs repeat the paragraphs recorded in the Bible's book of Second Samuel, chapter 7, verses 1 through 17, and the repetition is nearly word for word.
I accept the thinking that the Spirit of the LORD dwells in me. How hospitable am I toward God within? I worship the LORD from within. Oh that I may worship well!
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