But that same night God spoke his word to Nathan:
‘Ever since I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I didn’t choose any city in any of the tribes of Israel as a place to build a temple for my name. But now I’ve chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
Nathan told David, “Do everything you have in mind, because God is with you.”
“Say to David, my servant, ‘This is what the Lord says: You must not build this house for me to live in.
You will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the way. Follow it, whether it turns to the right or to the left.”
Certainly, the Almighty Lord doesn’t do anything unless he ⌞first⌟ reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
He said, “Listen to my words: When there are prophets of the Lord among you, I make myself known to them in visions or speak to them in dreams.
