2Samuel 7:18 - Prayer Tents



Share: Select All button

Previous ChapterNext ChapterReduce Font SizeIncrease Font Size
2Samuel 7
The Message Help

God’s Covenant with David

7Before long, the king made himself at home and GOD gave him peace from all his enemies.H4428H3427H1004H3068H5117H5439H341 2Then one day King David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look at this: Here I am, comfortable in a luxurious house of cedar, and the Chest of God sits in a plain tent."H4428H559H5416H5030H7200H3427H1004H730H727H430H3427H8432H3407 3Nathan told the king, "Whatever is on your heart, go and do it. GOD is with you."H5416H559H4428H3212H6213H3824H3068 4But that night, the word of GOD came to Nathan saying,H3915H1697H3068H5416H559 5"Go and tell my servant David: This is GOD's word on the matter: You're going to build a 'house' for me to live in?H3212H559H5650H1732H559H3068H1129H1004H3427 6Why, I haven't lived in a 'house' from the time I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt till now. All that time I've moved about with nothing but a tent.H3427H1004H3117H5927H1121H3478H4714H3117H1980H168H4908 7And in all my travels with Israel, did I ever say to any of the leaders I commanded to shepherd Israel, 'Why haven't you built me a house of cedar?'H1980H1121H3478H1696H1697H259H7626H3478H6680H7462H5971H3478H559H1129H1004H730 8"So here is what you are to tell my servant David: The GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies has this word for you: I took you from the pasture, tagging along after sheep, and made you prince over my people Israel.H559H5650H1732H559H3068H6635H3947H5116H310H6629H5057H5971H3478 9I was with you everywhere you went and mowed your enemies down before you. Now I'm making you famous, to be ranked with the great names on earth.H1980H3772H341H6440H6213H1419H8034H8034H1419H776 10And I'm going to set aside a place for my people Israel and plant them there so they'll have their own home and not be knocked around any more. Nor will evil men afflict you as they always have,H7760H4725H5971H3478H5193H7931H7264H1121H5766H6031H3254H7223 11even during the days I set judges over my people Israel. Finally, I'm going to give you peace from all your enemies. "Furthermore, GOD has this message for you: GOD himself will build you a house!H3117H6680H8199H5971H3478H5117H341H3068H5046H6213H1004 12When your life is complete and you're buried with your ancestors, then I'll raise up your child, your own flesh and blood, to succeed you, and I'll firmly establish his rule.H3117H4390H7901H1H6965H2233H310H3318H4578H3559H4467 13He will build a house to honor me, and I will guarantee his kingdom's rule permanently.H1129H1004H8034H3559H3678H4467H5704H5769 14I'll be a father to him, and he'll be a son to me. When he does wrong, I'll discipline him in the usual ways, the pitfalls and obstacles of this mortal life.H1H1121H5753H3198H7626H582H5061H1121H120 15But I'll never remove my gracious love from him, as I removed it from Saul, who preceded you and whom I most certainly did remove.H2617H5493H5493H7586H5493H6440 16Your family and your kingdom are permanently secured. I'm keeping my eye on them! And your royal throne will always be there, rock solid."H1004H4467H539H5704H5769H6440H3678H3559H5704H5769 17Nathan gave David a complete and accurate account of everything he heard and saw in the vision.H1697H2384H5416H1696H1732 18King David went in, took his place before GOD, and prayed: "Who am I, my Master GOD, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life?H935H4428H1732H3427H6440H3068H559H136H3069H1004H935H1988 19But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you've also spoken of my family far into the future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow, my Master GOD!H6994H5869H136H3069H1696H5650H1004H7350H8452H120H136H3069 20What can I possibly say in the face of all this? You know me, Master GOD, just as I am.H3254H1732H1696H3254H136H3069H3045H5650 21You've done all this not because of who I am but because of who you are—out of your very heart!—but you've let me in on it.H1697H3820H6213H1420H5650H3045 22"This is what makes you so great, Master GOD! There is none like you, no God but you, nothing to compare with what we've heard with our own ears.H1431H3068H430H430H2108H8085H241 23And who is like your people, like Israel, a nation unique in the earth, whom God set out to redeem for himself (and became most famous for it), performing great and fearsome acts, throwing out nations and their gods left and right as you saved your people from Egypt?H259H1471H776H5971H3478H430H1980H6299H5971H7760H8034H6213H1420H3372H776H6440H5971H6299H4714H1471H430 24You established for yourself a people—your very own Israel!—your people permanently. And you, GOD, became their God.H3559H5971H3478H5971H5704H5769H3068H1961H430 25"So now, great GOD, this word that you have spoken to me and my family, guarantee it permanently! Do exactly what you've promised!H3068H430H1697H1696H5650H1004H6965H5704H5769H6213H1696 26Then your reputation will flourish always as people exclaim, 'The GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will remain sure and solid in your watchful presence.H8034H1431H5704H5769H559H3068H6635H430H3478H1004H5650H1732H3559H6440 27For you, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, told me plainly, 'I will build you a house.' That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you.H3068H6635H430H3478H1540H241H5650H559H1129H1004H5650H4672H3820H6419H8605 28"And now, Master GOD, being the God you are, speaking sure words as you do, and having just said this wonderful thing to me,H136H3069H430H1697H571H1696H2896H5650 29please, just one more thing: Bless my family; keep your eye on them always. You've already as much as said that you would, Master GOD! Oh, may your blessing be on my family permanently!"H2974H1288H1004H5650H5769H6440H136H3069H1696H1293H1004H5650H1288H5769


The Message (MSG). All Scripture quotations are taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries. More details.
Old Testament
  • 25. Lamentations (5)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 29. Joel (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 31. Obadiah (1)
  • 1
  • 34. Nahum (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 35. Habakkuk (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 36. Zephaniah (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 37. Haggai (2)
  • 1
  • 2

New Testament
  • 50. Philippians (4)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 51. Colossians (4)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 52. 1 Thessalonians (5)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 53. 2 Thessalonians (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 55. 2 Timothy (4)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 56. Titus (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 57. Philemon (1)
  • 1
  • 61. 2 Peter (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 63. 2 John (1)
  • 1
  • 64. 3 John (1)
  • 1
  • 65. Jude (1)
  • 1
Please login to see history of your searches
Table of Contents
Hide Subtitles
Hide Footnotes
Spacing: 0 1 2 3
Verse Numbers Toggle
Strong Numbers Toggle
Info Language ArrowReturn to top