1 Chronicles 17:7–14
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17:7“So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies11 says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd12 to make you a leader of my people Israel. 17:8I was with you wherever you went and I defeated13 all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth.1417:9I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle15 them there; they will live there and not be disturbed16 anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning1717:10and 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 house18 for you! 17:11When the time comes for you to die,19 I will raise up your descendant,20 one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. 17:12He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.2117:13I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.2217:14I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.” ’ ”23
Footnotes
- 11 Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.”
- 12 Heb “and from after sheep.”
- 13 Heb “cut off.”
- 14 Heb “and I will make for you a name like the name of the great men who are in the earth.”
- 15 Heb “plant.”
- 16 Heb “shaken.”
- 17 Heb “and sons of violence will no longer consume them as in the beginning.”
- 18 Here the word “house” is used in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. The Lord’s use of the word here plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple (“house”) for the Lord. In the translation the adjective “dynastic” is supplied to indicate that the term is used metaphorically.
- 19 Heb “and it will be when your days are full to go with your ancestors.”
- 20 Heb “your seed.”
- 21 Heb “and I will establish his throne permanently.”
- 22 The one who ruled before you is a reference to Saul, from whom the kingdom was taken and given to David.
- 23 Heb “and his throne will be established permanently.”
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