2Sa 7:8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Sam 7:8-17: 7:8-17 Instead of David’s building God a house, God promised to build David a house , a permanent dynasty of kings from David’s descendants. 7:8 tending sheep: Kings in the ancient Near East were often called shepherds (see 1 Kgs 22:17 ; Isa 44:28 ; Ezek 34:2 ; 37:24 ; Nah 3:18 ; Zech 10:3 ). David, who had been a shepherd, called the Lord his shepherd (Ps 23:1 ).

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Summary for 2Sam 7:8-17: 7:8-17 ^a Instead of David’s building God a house, God promised to build David a house, a permanent dynasty of kings from David’s descendants. 7:8 ^b tending sheep: Kings in the ancient Near East were often called shepherds (see 1 Kgs 22:17 ^c; Isa 44:28 ^d; Ezek 34:2 ^e; 37:24 ^f; Nah 3:18 ^g; Zech 10:3 ^h). David, who had been a shepherd, called the Lord his shepherd (Ps 23:1 ⁱ).