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Text -- 2 Samuel 7:1-10 (NET)
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The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David
7:1 The king settled into his palace , for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides .
7:2 The king said to Nathan the prophet , “Look ! I am living in a palace made from cedar , while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent .”
7:3 Nathan replied to the king , “You should go and do whatever you have in mind , for the Lord is with you.”
7:4 That night the Lord told Nathan ,
7:5 “Go , tell my servant David : ‘This is what the Lord says : Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?
7:6 I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day . Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent .
7:7 Wherever I moved among all the Israelites , I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel , “Why have you not built me a house made from cedar ?”’
7:8 “So now , say this to my servant David : ‘This is what the Lord of hosts says : I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel .
7:9 I was with you wherever you went , and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth .
7:10 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed any more . Violent men will not oppress them again , as they did in the beginning
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Nathan |
DAVID |
Temple |
THEOCRACY |
God |
NATHAN (1) |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
TEMPLE, B |
MEDIATION; MEDIATOR |
TENT |
Prophets |
ACCOMMODATION |
ARK OF THE COVENANT |
Blessing |
Cedar |
Flocks |
Ark |
Liberality |
Zeal |
Shepherd |
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:1 The translation understands the disjunctive clause in v. 1b as circumstantial-causal.
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:6 Heb “in a tent and in a dwelling.” The expression is a hendiadys, using two terms to express one idea.
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:9 Heb “and I will make for you a great name like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.”
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