2 Samuel 7:11-13

7:11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief ¹  from all your enemies. The Lord declares ²  to you that he himself ³  will build a dynastic house ⁴  for you. 7:12 When the time comes for you to die, ⁵  I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, ⁶  and I will establish his kingdom. 7:13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent. ⁷ 

2 Samuel 7:27

7:27 for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told ⁸  your servant, ‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ ⁹  That is why your servant has had the courage ¹⁰  to pray this prayer to you.

[7:11]  ¹ tn Or “rest.”

[7:11]  ² tn In the Hebrew text the verb is apparently perfect with vav consecutive, which would normally suggest a future sense (“he will declare”; so the LXX, ἀπαγγελεῖ [apangelei]). But the context seems instead to call for a present or past nuance (“he declares” or “he has declared”). The synoptic passage in 1 Chr 17:10 has וָאַגִּד (va’aggid, “and I declared”). The construction used in 2 Sam 7:11 highlights this important statement.

[7:11]  ³ tn Heb “the Lord.”

[7:11]  ⁴ tn 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 literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple for the Lord. To reflect this in the English translation the adjective “dynastic” has been supplied.

[7:12]  ⁵ tn Heb, “when your days are full and you lie down with your ancestors.”

[7:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “your seed after you who comes out from your insides.”

[7:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom permanently.”

[7:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “have uncovered the ear of.”

[7:27]  ⁹ tn Heb “a house.” This maintains the wordplay from v. 11 (see the note on the word “house” there) and is continued in v. 29.

[7:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “has found his heart.”