6 ^sI have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling. 7 In all places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges¹ of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ 8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you ^tfrom the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be ^uprince² over my people Israel. 9 And I have been ^vwith you wherever you went and have ^wcut off all your enemies from before you. And I will ^xmake for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will ^yplant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly,