2Sa 7:8-17 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David , ‘ Thus says the Lord of hosts , “ I took you from the pasture , from following the sheep , to be ruler over My people Israel .

2 Samuel 7:8-17

God’s Covenant with David

8 “Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, ^a“I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, ^bto be ruler over My people Israel. 9 ^c“I have been with you wherever you have gone and ^dhave cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the earth. 10 “I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and ^ewill plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, ^fnor will the ^{▼▼ Lit sons of wickedness}wicked afflict them any more as formerly, 11 even ^hfrom the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and ⁱI will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also declares to you that ^jthe Lord will make a house for you. 12 ^k“When your days are complete and you ^llie down with your fathers, ^mI will raise up your ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendant after you, who will come forth from ^{▼▼ Lit your bowels}you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 ^p“He shall build a house for My name, and ^qI will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 ^r“I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; ^swhen he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, 15 but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, ^tas I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 ^u“Your house and your kingdom shall endure before ^{▼▼ So with Gr and some ancient mss; M.T. you}Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’” 17 In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.