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Text -- 1 Chronicles 17:7-27 (NET)
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17:7 “So now , say this to my servant David : ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies says : “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel .
17:8 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 .
17:9 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there ; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore . Violent men will not oppress them again , as they did in the beginning
17:10 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel . I will subdue all your enemies . “_’"I declare to you that the Lord will build a dynastic house for you!
17:11 When the time comes for you to die , I will raise up your descendant , one of your own sons , to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom .
17:12 He will build me a house , and I will make his dynasty permanent .
17:13 I will become his father and he will become my son . I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.
17:14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom ; his dynasty will be permanent .”’”
17:15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.
David Praises God
17:16 David went in , sat before the Lord , and said : “Who am I , O Lord God , and what is my family , that you should have brought me to this point ?
17:17 And you did not stop there, O God ! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family . You have revealed to me what men long to know , O Lord God .
17:18 What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant ; you have given your servant special recognition .
17:19 O Lord , for the sake of your servant and according to your will , you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness .
17:20 O Lord , there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true !
17:21 And who is like your people , Israel , a unique nation in the earth ? Their God went to claim a nation for himself! You made a name for yourself by doing great and awesome deeds when you drove out nations before your people whom you had delivered from the Egyptian empire and its gods.
17:22 You made Israel your very own nation for all time . You , O Lord , became their God .
17:23 So now , O Lord , may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality ! Do as you promised ,
17:24 so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame , as people say , ‘The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel .’ David’s dynasty will be established before you,
17:25 for you , my God , have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.
17:26 Now , O Lord , you are the true God ; you have made this good promise to your servant .
17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you , O Lord , have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
COVENANT, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
ACCOMMODATION |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 |
David |
Parents |
Humility |
INTERCESSION |
Nathan |
NATHAN (1) |
Covenant |
Solomon |
God |
Blessing |
NETOPHAH |
CHILDREN OF GOD |
BUILD; BUILDING |
Sheep-fold |
ADORATION |
Flocks |
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
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NET Notes -> 1Ch 17:7; 1Ch 17:7; 1Ch 17:8; 1Ch 17:8; 1Ch 17:9; 1Ch 17:9; 1Ch 17:9; 1Ch 17:10; 1Ch 17:11; 1Ch 17:11; 1Ch 17:12; 1Ch 17:13; 1Ch 17:14; 1Ch 17:15; 1Ch 17:16; 1Ch 17:17; 1Ch 17:17; 1Ch 17:18; 1Ch 17:18; 1Ch 17:19; 1Ch 17:19; 1Ch 17:20; 1Ch 17:21; 1Ch 17:21; 1Ch 17:21; 1Ch 17:21; 1Ch 17:21; 1Ch 17:21; 1Ch 17:22; 1Ch 17:23; 1Ch 17:23; 1Ch 17:24; 1Ch 17:24; 1Ch 17:24; 1Ch 17:24; 1Ch 17:24; 1Ch 17:24; 1Ch 17:25; 1Ch 17:25; 1Ch 17:26; 1Ch 17:26; 1Ch 17:27; 1Ch 17:27
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NET Notes: 1Ch 17:8 Heb “and I will make for you a name like the name of the great men who are in the earth.”
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NET Notes: 1Ch 17:10 Here the word “house” is used in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. The Lord’s use of the word here plays off the l...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 17:13 The one who ruled before you is a reference to Saul, from whom the kingdom was taken and given to David.
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NET Notes: 1Ch 17:15 Heb “according to all these words and according to all this revelation, so Nathan said to David.”
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NET Notes: 1Ch 17:17 The translation “You have revealed to me what men long to know” is very tentative; the meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear. The text app...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 17:20 The Hebrew text reads literally, “in all which we heard with our ears,” but בְּכֹל (bÿkhol, ̶...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 17:21 Heb “from Egypt, nations.” The parallel text in 2 Sam 7:23 reads “from Egypt, nations and its gods.”
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NET Notes: 1Ch 17:25 Heb “That is why your servant found to pray before you.” Perhaps the phrase אֶת לִבּו...
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