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2Samuel 7
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God’s Covenant with David

7Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies all around,H4428H3427H1004H3068H5117H5439H341 2that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains."H4428H559H5416H5030H7200H3427H1004H730H727H430H3427H8432H3407 3Then Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you."H5416H559H4428H3212H6213H3824H3068 4But it happened that night that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,H3915H1697H3068H5416H559 5"Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: "Would you build a house for Me to dwell in?H3212H559H5650H1732H559H3068H1129H1004H3427 6"For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in a tent and in a tabernacle.H3427H1004H3117H5927H1121H3478H4714H3117H1980H168H4908 7"Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, 'Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?'"'H1980H1121H3478H1696H1697H259H7626H3478H6680H7462H5971H3478H559H1129H1004H730 8"Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.H559H5650H1732H559H3068H6635H3947H5116H310H6629H5057H5971H3478 9"And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.H1980H3772H341H6440H6213H1419H8034H8034H1419H776 10"Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously,H7760H4725H5971H3478H5193H7931H7264H1121H5766H6031H3254H7223 11"since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the LORD tells you that He will make you a house.H3117H6680H8199H5971H3478H5117H341H3068H5046H6213H1004 12"When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.H3117H4390H7901H1H6965H2233H310H3318H4578H3559H4467 13"He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.H1129H1004H8034H3559H3678H4467H5704H5769 14"I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.H1H1121H5753H3198H7626H582H5061H1121H120 15"But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.H2617H5493H5493H7586H5493H6440 16"And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever."'"H1004H4467H539H5704H5769H6440H3678H3559H5704H5769 17According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.H1697H2384H5416H1696H1732

David’s Thanksgiving to God

18Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said: "Who am I, O Lord GOD? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?H935H4428H1732H3427H6440H3068H559H136H3069H1004H935H1988 19"And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD; and You have also spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?H6994H5869H136H3069H1696H5650H1004H7350H8452H120H136H3069 20"Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord GOD, know Your servant.H3254H1732H1696H3254H136H3069H3045H5650 21"For Your word's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them.H1697H3820H6213H1420H5650H3045 22"Therefore You are great, O Lord GOD. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.H1431H3068H430H430H2108H8085H241 23"And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name—and to do for Youself great and awesome deeds for Your land—before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods?H259H1471H776H5971H3478H430H1980H6299H5971H7760H8034H6213H1420H3372H776H6440H5971H6299H4714H1471H430 24"For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, LORD, have become their God.H3559H5971H3478H5971H5704H5769H3068H1961H430 25"Now, O LORD God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said.H3068H430H1697H1696H5650H1004H6965H5704H5769H6213H1696 26"So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel.' And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.H8034H1431H5704H5769H559H3068H6635H430H3478H1004H5650H1732H3559H6440 27"For You, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You.H3068H6635H430H3478H1540H241H5650H559H1129H1004H5650H4672H3820H6419H8605 28"And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.H136H3069H430H1697H571H1696H2896H5650 29"Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever."H2974H1288H1004H5650H5769H6440H136H3069H1696H1293H1004H5650H1288H5769


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