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Text -- 2 Samuel 7:8-29 (NET)
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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
7:11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel . Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies . The Lord declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.
7:12 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 .
7:13 He will build a house for my name , and I will make his dynasty permanent .
7:14 I will become his father and he will become my son . When he sins , I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings .
7:15 But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul , whom I removed from before you.
7:16 Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently ; your dynasty will be permanent .’”
7:17 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.
David Offers a Prayer to God
7:18 King 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 ?
7:19 And you didn’t stop there, O Lord God ! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family . Is this your usual way of dealing with men , O Lord God ?
7:20 What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition , O Lord God !
7:21 For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant .
7:22 Therefore you are great , O Lord God , for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true !
7:23 Who is like your people , Israel , a unique nation on the earth ? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land , before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods .
7:24 You made Israel your very own people for all time . You , O Lord , became their God .
7:25 So now , O Lord God , make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised ,
7:26 so you may gain lasting fame , as people say , ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel !’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,
7:27 for you , O Lord of hosts , the God of Israel , have told your servant , ‘I will build you a dynastic house .’ That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.
7:28 Now , O sovereign Lord , you are the true God ! May your words prove to be true ! You have made this good promise to your servant !
7:29 Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you , O sovereign Lord , have spoken . By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed 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:
David |
God |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
Prayer |
Humility |
Nathan |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
NATHAN (1) |
MEDIATION; MEDIATOR |
THEOCRACY |
TEMPLE, B |
ACCOMMODATION |
Temple |
King |
Parents |
Solomon |
Covenant |
Government |
Chronicles, Books of |
PROMISE |
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NET Notes -> 2Sa 7:8; 2Sa 7:9; 2Sa 7:9; 2Sa 7:10; 2Sa 7:10; 2Sa 7:10; 2Sa 7:11; 2Sa 7:11; 2Sa 7:11; 2Sa 7:11; 2Sa 7:12; 2Sa 7:12; 2Sa 7:13; 2Sa 7:16; 2Sa 7:16; 2Sa 7:17; 2Sa 7:18; 2Sa 7:19; 2Sa 7:19; 2Sa 7:20; 2Sa 7:21; 2Sa 7:21; 2Sa 7:22; 2Sa 7:23; 2Sa 7:23; 2Sa 7:23; 2Sa 7:23; 2Sa 7:23; 2Sa 7:23; 2Sa 7:24; 2Sa 7:25; 2Sa 7:25; 2Sa 7:26; 2Sa 7:26; 2Sa 7:26; 2Sa 7:27; 2Sa 7:27; 2Sa 7:27; 2Sa 7:28; 2Sa 7:28; 2Sa 7:28; 2Sa 7:29; 2Sa 7:29
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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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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:11 Heb “house,” but used here in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. Here the Lord’s use of the word plays off the lite...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:17 Heb “according to all these words and according to all this revelation, so Nathan said to David.”
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:19 Heb “and this [is] the law of man”; KJV “is this the manner of man, O Lord God?”; NAB “this too you have shown to man...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:20 Heb “and you know your servant.” The verb here refers to recognizing another in a special way and giving them special treatment (see 1 Chr...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:22 Heb “in all which we heard with our ears.” The phrase translated “in all” בְּכֹל (bÿk...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:23 Heb “from Egypt, nations and their gods.” The LXX has “nations and tents,” which reflects a mistaken metathesis of letters in ...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 7:24 Heb “and you established for yourself your people Israel for yourself for a people permanently.”
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