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 17:9 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle 5 them there; they will live there and not be disturbed 6 anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning 7 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 8 for you!
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.”
5 tn Heb “plant.”
6 tn Heb “shaken.”
7 tn Heb “and sons of violence will no longer consume them as in the beginning.”
7 tn Here the word “house” is used in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. The