^{1 Ref} Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.

^{2 Ref} And Nathan said to David, Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.

^{3 Ref} But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

^{4 Ref} Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place: