2 Samuel 7:1-16

The Lord’s Covenant with David

1 aNow when the king lived in his house and the Lord bhad given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2the king said to cNathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell din a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells ein a tent.” 3And Nathan said to the king, fGo, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”

4But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 5Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: gWould you build me a house to dwell in? 6I have not lived in a house hsince the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about iin a tent for my dwelling. 7In all places where jI have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with kany of the judges
Compare 1 Chronicles 17:6; Hebrew tribes
of Israel, whom I commanded mto shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’
8Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, nI took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince
Or leader
over my people Israel.
9 pAnd I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10And I will appoint a place for my people Israel qand will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place rand be disturbed no more. sAnd violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 tfrom the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And uI will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that vthe Lord will make you a house. 12 wWhen your days are fulfilled and xyou lie down with your fathers, yI will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 zHe shall build a house for my name, and aaI will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 abI will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, acI will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 adbut my steadfast love will not depart from him, aeas I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 afAnd your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.
Septuagint; Hebrew you
ahYour throne shall be established forever.’”
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