1 Chronicles 17:8-12
Context17:8 I was with you wherever you went and I defeated 1 all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. 2 17:9 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle 3 them there; they will live there and not be disturbed 4 anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning 5 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 6 for you! 17:11 When the time comes for you to die, 7 I will raise up your descendant, 8 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. 9
[17:8] 2 tn Heb “and I will make for you a name like the name of the great men who are in the earth.”
[17:9] 5 tn Heb “and sons of violence will no longer consume them as in the beginning.”
[17:10] 6 tn Here the word “house” is used in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. The
[17:11] 7 tn Heb “and it will be when your days are full to go with your ancestors.”
[17:12] 9 tn Heb “and I will establish his throne permanently.”