2 Samuel 7 - The Scriptures 1998 The Scriptures 1998
2 Samuel 7

¹ And it came to be when the sovereign was dwelling in his house, and יהוה  had given him rest from all his enemies all around,

² that the sovereign said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I am dwelling in a house of cedar, but the ark of Elohim dwells within curtains.”

³ And Nathan said to the sovereign, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for יהוה  is with you.”

⁴ And it came to be that night that the word of יהוה  came to Nathan, saying,

⁵ “Go and say to My servant Dawiḏ

⁶ “For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the children of Yisra’ĕ

⁷ “Wherever I have walked with all the children of Yisra’ĕ

⁸ “And now, say to My servant Dawiḏ

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 ones who are on the earth.

¹⁰ “And I shall appoint a place for My people Yisra’ĕ

¹¹ even from the day I appointed rulers over My people Yisra’ĕ

¹² “When your days are filled and you rest with your fathers, I shall raise up your seed after you, who comes from your inward parts, and shall establish his reign.

¹³ “He does build a house for My Name, and I shall establish the throne of his reign forever.

¹⁴ “I am to be his Father, and he is My son. If he does perversely, I shall reprove him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

¹⁵ “But My kindness does not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Sha’ul, whom I removed from before you.

¹⁶ “And your house and your reign are to be steadfast forever before you – your throne is established forever.” ’ ”

¹⁷ According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to Dawiḏ

¹⁸ And Sovereign Dawiḏ

¹⁹ “And yet this was a small matter in Your eyes, O Master יהוה. And You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the teaching of man, O Master יהוה ?

²⁰ “And what more does Dawiḏ

²¹ “Because of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, to make it known to Your servant.

²² “You are great indeed, O Master יהוה. For there is none like You, and there is no Elohim but You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

²³ “And who is like Your people, like Yisra’ĕ

²⁴ “And You have established for Yourself Your people Yisra’ĕ

²⁵ “And now, O יהוה  Elohim, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said.

²⁶ “And let Your Name be made great forever, saying, ‘יהוה  of hosts is the Elohim over Yisra’ĕ

²⁷ “For You, O יהוה  of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

²⁸ “And now, O Master יהוה, You are Elohim, and Your words are true, and You have spoken this goodness to Your servant.

²⁹ “And now, be pleased to bless the house of Your servant, to be before You, forever. For You, O Master יהוה, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”