17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies 1 says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd 2 to make you a leader of my people Israel. 17:8 I was with you wherever you went and I defeated 3 all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. 4
1 tn Traditionally, “
2 tn Heb “and from after sheep.”
3 tn Heb “cut off.”
4 tn Heb “and I will make for you a name like the name of the great men who are in the earth.”