2Sa 7:1-16 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now it came about , when the king lived in his house , and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies ,

2 Samuel 7:1-16

David Plans to Build a Temple

1 ^aNow it came about, when the king lived in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, 2 that the king said to ^bNathan the prophet, “See now, I live in ^ca house of cedar, but the ark of God ^dremains within the tent.” 3 Nathan said to the king, “ ^eGo, do all that is in your mind, for the Lord is with you.”

4 But in the same night, the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, 5 “Go and say to My servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: “ ^fShould you build Me a house for My dwelling? 6 For ^gI have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; rather, I have been moving about ^hin a tent, that is, in a dwelling place. 7 ⁱWherever I have gone with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel, ^jwhom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’

God’s Covenant with David

8 Now then, this is what you shall say to My servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “ ^kI Myself took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, ^lto be leader over My people Israel. 9 And ^mI have been with you wherever you have gone, and ⁿhave eliminated all your enemies from you; I will also make a great name for you, like the names of the great men who ^{▼▼Or were}are on the earth. 10 And I will establish a place for My people Israel, and ^pwill plant them, so that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, ^qnor will ^{▼▼Lit sons of malice}malicious people oppress them anymore as previously, 11 even ^sfrom the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and ^tI will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also declares to you that ^uthe Lord will make a house for you. 12 ^vWhen your days are finished and you ^{▼▼I.e., die
,} ^xlie down with your fathers, ^yI will raise up your ^{▼▼Lit seed}descendant after you, who will come from ^{▼▼Lit your bowels}you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 ^abHe shall build a house for My name, and ^acI will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 ^adI will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; ^aewhen he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and with strokes of sons of mankind, 15 but My favor shall not depart from him, ^afas I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from you. 16 ^agYour house and your kingdom shall endure before ^{▼▼As in LXX and some ancient mss; MT you}Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’”