| 7. Thus, because David wished to establish a dwelling place for the Indwelling Presence of _HaShem_-יהו״ה, the _Shechinah_-שכינה, and stated, _Psalms 132:8_ “Arise, _HaShem_-יהו״ה to Your resting place, You and the Ark of Your might,” his thoughts were deemed upright before the Indwelling Presence of _HaShem_-יהו״ה. Therefore, _HaShem_-יהו״ה, blessed is He, responded by sending His prophet Nathan and said to him, _Samuel II 7:5-7_ “Go and say to My servant, to David: ‘Thus said _HaShem_-יהו״ה: Will you build Me a house for My dwelling!? For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt to this day; I have moved about in a tent and a Tabernacle. Wherever I moved about amongst all the children of Israel, did I say a word to one of the leaders of Israel, whom I have appointed to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar...!?” | ז. וּלְפִי שֶׁבִּקֵּשׁ דָּוִד לִקְבֹּעַ מָקוֹם לִמְנוּחַת הַשְּׁכִינָה וְאָמַר קוֹמָה י"י לִמְנוּחָתֶךָ אַתָּה וַאֲרוֹן עֻזֶּךָ (שָׁם, ח), יַשְּׁרוּ מַחְשְׁבוֹתָיו לִפְנֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה וְשָׁלַח וְאָמַר לוֹ י"י יִתְבָּרַךְ בְּיַד נָתָן הַנָּבִיא: לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל עַבְדִּי אֶל דָּוִד כֹּה אָמַר י"י הַאַתָּה תִּבְנֶה לִּי בַיִת לְשִׁבְתִּי כִּי לֹא יָשַׁבְתִּי בְּבַיִת לְמִיּוֹם הַעֲלֹתִי אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרַיִם וְעַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, וָאֶהְיֶה מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּאֹהֶל וּבְמִשְׁכָּן בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בְּכָל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲדָבָר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶת אַחַד שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגֵו' לָמָּה לֹא בְנִיתֶם לִי בֵּית אֲרָזִים וְגֵו' (שְׁמוּאֵל ז, ז).<br> | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |