2Sa 7:10-11 | NETfull | STEP | I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed any more. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

2 Samuel 7:10-11

10 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle ^{▼▼ Heb “plant.”} them there; they will live there and not be disturbed ^{▼▼ Heb “shaken.”} any more. Violent men ^{▼▼ Heb “the sons of violence.”} will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning 11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief ^{▼▼ Or “rest.”} from all your enemies. The Lord declares ^{▼▼ In the Hebrew text the verb is apparently perfect with vav consecutive, which would normally suggest a future sense (“he will declare”; so the LXX, ἀπαγγελεῖ [apangelei]). But the context seems instead to call for a present or past nuance (“he declares” or “he has declared”). The synoptic passage in 1 Chr 17:10 has וָאַגִּד (va’aggid, “and I declared”). The construction used in 2 Sam 7:11 highlights this important statement.} to you that he himself ^{▼▼ Heb “the Lord.”} will build a dynastic house ^{▼▼ Heb “house,” but used here in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. Here the Lord’s use of the word plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple for the Lord. To reflect this in the English translation the adjective “dynastic” has been supplied.} for you.