2 Samuel 7

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God’s Covenant with David

¹After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

¹And it came to pass, when the king was dwelling in his house and YHWH had given rest to him all around from all his enemies,

²he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

²that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God dwells in the midst of the curtain.”

³And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

³And Nathan said to the king, “All that is in your heart, go, do, for YHWH is with you.”

⁴But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

⁴And it came to pass in that night that the word of YHWH came to Nathan, saying,

⁵“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

⁵“Go and say unto My servant, to David, thus says YHWH: Would you build for Me a house to dwell in?

⁶For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.

⁶For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt and to this day, and I have been moving about in a tent and in a tabernacle.

⁷In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders^a I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

⁷In all that I have moved about with all the sons of Israel, have I spoken a word to one of the rods of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have not you built for Me a house of cedar?’

⁸Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

⁸And now thus shall you say to My servant David, thus says YHWH of Hosts: I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.

⁹I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.

⁹And I have been with you in every place that you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

¹⁰And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

¹⁰And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and I will plant him, that he may dwell in in his place and not be disturbed anymore, and the sons of wickedness will not add to afflict him as at first.

¹¹and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies.

The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.

¹¹And since the time that I commanded judges over My people Israel, and have brought rest for you from all your enemies. And YHWH declares to you that YHWH will make for you a house.

¹²And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

¹²When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you who will come from your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

¹³He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

¹³He will build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom even to forever.

¹⁴I will be his Father, and he will be My son.^a When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

¹⁴I will be his Father, and he will be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will churry him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of man,

¹⁵But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

¹⁵And My loving devotion shall not depart from him as I took it from Saul, whom I turned aside from before you.

¹⁶Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me,^a and your throne will be established forever.”

¹⁶And your house and your kingdom will endure even to forever before My face. Your throne will be established even to forever.”

¹⁷So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.

¹⁷According to all these words and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.

David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

¹⁸Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

¹⁸And King David went in and sat before the face of YHWH, and he said, “Who am I, O Lord YHWH, and who is my house, that You have brought me as far as here?

¹⁹And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?^a

¹⁹And yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord YHWH, and You have spoken also of the house of Your servant afar off. And is this the manner of the man, O Lord YHWH?

²⁰What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.

²⁰And what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord YHWH.

²¹For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.

²¹For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, to make it known to Your servant.

²²How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.

²²Upon thus You are great, O Lord YHWH, for there is none like You and no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

²³And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.^a

²³And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make for Himself a name, and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations and their gods?

²⁴For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

²⁴For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel—Your very own people even to forever. And You, O YHWH, have become their God.

²⁵And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

²⁵And now, O YHWH God, the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it even to forever, and do as You have said.

²⁶so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.

²⁶And let Your name be magnified even to forever, saying, ‘YHWH of Hosts is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.

²⁷For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.

²⁷For You, O YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, have uncovered this to the ear of Your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Upon thus Your servant has found it in his heart to pray to You this prayer.

²⁸And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

²⁸And now, O Lord YHWH, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised to Your servant this goodness.

²⁹Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”

²⁹And now begin and bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord YHWH, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”