2Sa 7:25-29 | NETfull | STEP | So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

2 Samuel 7:25-29

25 So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. ^{▼▼ Heb “and now, O Lord God, the word which you spoke concerning your servant and concerning his house, establish permanently.”} Do as you promised, ^{▼▼ Heb “as you have spoken.”} 26 so you may gain lasting fame, ^{▼▼ Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result.} as people say, ^{▼▼ Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.} ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!’ The dynasty ^{▼▼ Heb “the house.” See the note on “dynastic house” in the following verse.} of your servant David will be established before you, 27 for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told ^{▼▼ Heb “have uncovered the ear of.”} your servant, ‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ ^{▼▼ Heb “a house.” This maintains the wordplay from v. 11 (see the note on the word “house” there) and is continued in v. 29.} That is why your servant has had the courage ^{▼▼ Heb “has found his heart.”} to pray this prayer to you. 28 Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! ^{▼▼ Heb “the God.” The article indicates uniqueness here.} May your words prove to be true! ^{▼▼ The translation understands the prefixed verb form as a jussive, indicating David’s wish/prayer. Another option is to take the form as an imperfect and translate “your words are true.”} You have made this good promise to your servant! ^{▼▼ Heb “and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.”} 29 Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ^{▼▼ Heb “house” (again later in this verse). See the note on “dynastic house” in v. 27.} so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!” ^{▼▼ Or “permanently”; cf. NLT “it is an eternal blessing.”}