Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 7

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2 Samuel 7 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 7 of 2 Samuel—New World Translation (NWT)

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¶ And it came about that, when the king dwelt in his own house¹ and Jehovah himself had given him rest from all his enemies round about,²
then the king said to Nathan³ the prophet: “See, now, I am dwelling in a house of cedars⁴ while the ark of the [true] God is dwelling in the middle of tent cloths.”⁵
Upon that Nathan said to the king: “Everything that is in your heart—go, do,⁶ because Jehovah is with you.”
¶ And it came about on that night that the word⁷ of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying:
“Go, and you must say to my servant David, ‘This is what Jehovah has said: “Should you yourself build me a house for me to dwell in?⁸
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day of my bringing the sons of Israel up out of Egypt to this day,⁹ but I was continually walking¹⁰ about in a tent¹¹ and in a tabernacle.¹²
During all the time that I have walked about among all the sons of Israel,¹³ was there a word that I spoke with one of the tribes^[a] of Israel¹⁴ that I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, ‘Why did YOU people not build me a house of cedars?’”’
And now this is what you will say to my servant David, ‘This is what Jehovah of armies has said: “I myself took you from the pasture ground from following the flock¹⁵ to become a leader¹⁶ over my people Israel.
And I shall prove to be with you wherever you do go,¹⁷ and I will cut off all your enemies from before you;¹⁸ and I shall certainly make for you a great name,¹⁹ like the name of the great ones that are in the earth.
And I shall certainly appoint a place²⁰ for my people Israel and plant²¹ them, and they will indeed reside where they are, and no more will they be disturbed; and the sons of unrighteousness will not afflict them again as they did at the first,²²
even from the day that I put judges²³ in command over my people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies.²⁴
¶ “‘“And Jehovah has told you that a house²⁵ is what Jehovah will make for you.
When your days come to the full,²⁶ and you must lie down with your forefathers,²⁷ then I shall certainly raise up your seed after you, which will come out of your inward parts; and I shall indeed firmly establish his kingdom.²⁸
He is the one that will build a house for my name,²⁹ and I shall certainly establish the throne of his kingdom firmly to time indefinite.³⁰
I myself shall become his father,³¹ and he himself will become my son.³² When he does wrong, I will also reprove him with the rod³³ of men and with the strokes of the sons of Adam.^[b]
As for my loving-kindness,^[c] it will not depart from him the way I removed it from Saul,³⁴ whom I removed on account of you.
And your house and your kingdom will certainly be steadfast to time indefinite before you; your very throne will become one firmly established to time indefinite.”’”³⁵
¶ According to all these words and according to all this vision was the way that Nathan spoke to David.³⁶
¶ At that King David came in and sat down before Jehovah and said: “Who am I,³⁷ O Sovereign Lord Jehovah? And what is my house that you have brought me thus far?
As though this should even be something little in your eyes, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah, yet you also speak respecting the house of your servant down to a distant future time; and this is the law given for mankind,^[d]³⁸ O Sovereign Lord Jehovah.³⁹
And what more can David add and speak to you, when you yourself know your servant well,⁴⁰ O Sovereign Lord Jehovah?
For the sake of your word⁴¹ and in agreement with your own heart⁴² you have done all these great things to cause your servant to know them.⁴³
That is why you are indeed great,⁴⁴ O Sovereign Lord Jehovah; for there is no other like you,⁴⁵ and there is no God except you⁴⁶ among all of whom we have heard with our ears.
And what one^[e] nation in the earth is like your people Israel,⁴⁷ whom God went to redeem to himself as a people⁴⁸ and to assign himself a name⁴⁹ and to do for them^[f] great and fear-inspiring things⁵⁰—to drive out^[g] because of your people, whom you have redeemed⁵¹ to yourself from Egypt, the nations and their gods?
And you proceeded to establish your people Israel⁵² firmly for yourself as your people to time indefinite; and you yourself, O Jehovah, have become their God.⁵³
¶ “And now, Jehovah God,^[h] the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house carry out to time indefinite and do just as you have spoken.⁵⁴
And let your own name become great to time indefinite,⁵⁵ saying, ‘Jehovah of armies is God over Israel,’⁵⁶ and let the very house of your servant David become firmly established before you.⁵⁷
For you, Jehovah of armies the God of Israel, have made a revelation to your servant’s ear, saying, ‘A house I shall build for you.’⁵⁸ That is why your servant has taken heart^[i] to pray to you with this prayer.⁵⁹
And now, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah, you are the [true] God; and as for your words, let them prove to be truth,^[j]⁶⁰ since you promise to your servant this goodness.⁶¹
And now take it upon yourself and bless⁶² the house of your servant [for it] to continue to time indefinite before you;⁶³ for you yourself, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah, have promised, and due to your blessing let the house of your servant be blessed to time indefinite.”⁶⁴

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FOOTNOTES

^ “Tribes,” MSyVg; in 1Ch 17:6, “judges.”
^ Or, “of an earthling man.” Heb., ʼa·dhamʹ; LXXSyVg, “of men.”
^ Or, “loyal love.”
^ “Mankind.” Heb., ha·ʼa·dhamʹ; LXX, “the man”; Lat., aʹdam.
^ “One,” MSy; LXX, “other.”
^ “For them,” four Heb. mss (compare TSyVg); M, “for you people.”
^ “To drive out,” in agreement with LXX and 1Ch 17:21; M, “for your land”; Vg, “upon the land (earth).”
^ “Jehovah God.” Heb., Yehwahʹ ʼElo·himʹ; the first occurrence since Ex 9:30.
^ Lit., “has found his heart.”
^ Or, “true.” Heb., ʼemethʹ.

REFERENCES

^ 1Ch 17:1
^ Le 26:6; 1Ki 5:4
^ 2Sa 12:1; 1Ch 29:29
^ 2Sa 5:11; 1Ch 14:1
^ 2Sa 6:17; 1Ch 15:1; 16:1
^ 1Ki 8:17; 1Ch 17:2; 22:7
^ Nu 12:6; 1Ch 17:3; Heb 1:1
^ 1Ki 5:3; 8:19; 1Ch 17:4; 22:8
^ Jos 18:1; 1Ki 8:16
^ Ex 33:14; De 23:14
^ Ex 40:18, 34; Ac 7:44
^ 1Ch 17:5
^ Le 26:12
^ 1Ch 17:6
^ 1Sa 16:11; 1Ch 17:7; Ps 78:70
^ 2Sa 5:2; 6:21; 1Ch 28:4; Ps 78:71
^ 1Sa 18:14; 2Sa 5:10
^ De 28:7; 2Sa 22:1; Ps 18:37
^ 1Sa 2:7; 1Ch 14:2, 17; 17:8; Ec 7:1
^ Eze 20:6
^ 1Ch 17:9; Ps 80:8
^ Jg 2:14; 3:4; Ps 89:22
^ Jg 2:16
^ De 25:19
^ 2Sa 7:27; 1Ki 2:24; 1Ch 17:10; 22:10; Ps 89:4
^ 1Ki 2:1; 1Ch 17:11; Ac 2:29
^ De 31:16; 1Ki 1:21; Ac 13:36
^ Ge 49:10; 1Ki 8:20; Ps 132:11; Is 9:7; 11:1; Mt 21:9; 22:42; Lu 1:32; Jn 7:42; Ac 2:30
^ 1Ki 5:5; 6:12; 1Ch 17:12; 22:10; Zc 6:13; Heb 3:6; 1Pe 2:5
^ 1Ki 1:37; 1Ch 28:7; Ps 89:4, 36; Lu 1:33
^ 1Ch 17:13; 28:6; Heb 1:5
^ Mt 3:17
^ Le 26:18; 1Ki 8:46; Ps 89:30, 32; Je 52:3
^ 1Sa 15:23
^ 2Sa 7:12; 1Ch 17:14; Ps 45:6; 89:36; Da 2:44; Heb 1:8; Re 11:15
^ 2Sa 7:4; 1Ch 17:15; 2Pe 1:21
^ Ge 32:10; 1Sa 2:8; 18:18; 1Ch 17:16; Mc 6:8
^ 1Ch 17:17
^ Ge 15:2
^ 1Sa 16:7; 1Ch 17:18; Ps 17:3; 139:1; Heb 4:13
^ Ge 49:10; Nu 24:17; De 9:5; Jos 23:14; Is 55:11; Lu 1:55
^ 1Ch 17:19
^ Ps 25:14; Am 3:7
^ De 3:24; 1Ch 16:25; Ps 86:10; 96:4
^ Ex 15:11; 1Sa 2:2; 1Ch 17:20; Ps 83:18; 89:6; Je 10:6
^ De 4:35; Is 45:5; 1Co 8:4
^ De 4:7; 1Ch 17:21; Ps 147:20
^ Ex 3:8; 19:5; Is 63:9
^ Ex 9:16
^ De 10:21
^ De 9:26; Ne 1:10
^ De 26:18; 1Ch 17:22
^ Ex 15:2
^ 1Ch 17:23; Ps 89:28
^ 1Ch 17:24; 29:11; Ps 72:19; Mt 6:9; Jn 12:28
^ 2Sa 6:18; Is 9:7
^ Ge 49:10; Je 33:22
^ 2Sa 7:11
^ 1Ch 17:25; Ps 10:17
^ Nu 23:19; 1Ki 2:4; Ps 89:35; 132:11; Is 55:11; Jn 17:17; Ti 1:2
^ 1Ch 17:26
^ 1Ch 17:27
^ Ps 89:36; 132:12
^ 2Sa 22:51; Ps 72:17

Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 7

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