Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 17

(2 Samuel 7:1–17)

1Afterוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732had settledיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427into his palaceבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,heדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030, “Hereהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009I amאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595,livingיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in a houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of cedarהָֽאֲרָזִ֔יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730,while the arkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478a tentיְרִיעֽוֹת׃ye.ri.'otH3407.”

2And Nathanנָתָן֙ אֶל־na.Tan 'el-H5416 H413replied toוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, “Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isin your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is with youעִמָּֽךְ׃ ס'i.MakhH5973.”

3But thatוַֽיְהִ֖י הַה֑וּאvay.Hi ha.Hu'H1931 H1961nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4“Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559 H413My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732that this is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808the one to buildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129Mea houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004in which to dwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

5Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have notלֹ֤אlo'H3808dweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in a houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004fromמִן־min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I broughtהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927אֶת־'et-H853Israel upיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of Egyptuntilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but I have movedוָֽאֶהְיֶ֛הva.'eh.YehH1961from tentמֵאֹ֥הֶלme.'O.helH168toאֶל־'el-H413tentאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168and dwelling to dwellingוּמִמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃u.mi.mish.KanH4908.

6In allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834My journeysהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,have I ever askedהֲדָבָ֣ר דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי אֶת־ha.da.Var di.Bar.ti 'et-H1696 H1697 H854anyאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of theleadersשֹׁפְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לsho.fe.Tei Yis.ra.'ElH8199 H3478אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I appointedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680to shepherdלִרְע֥וֹתlir.'otH7462אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100haven’tלֹא־lo'-H3808you builtבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129Mea houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?’

7Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thenכֹּֽה־koh-H3541,you are to tellתֹאמַ֞רto.MarH559My servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗יד סle.da.VidH1732that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589tookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947you fromמִן־min-H4480the pastureהַנָּוֶ֔הha.na.VehH5116,fromמִֽן־min-H4480followingאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,to beלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961the rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַ֖ל'alH5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8I have beenוָֽאֶהְיֶ֣הva.'eh.YehH1961with youעִמְּךָ֗'i.me.KhaH5973whereverבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have goneהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980,and I have cut offוָאַכְרִ֥יתva.'akh.RitH3772אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341from before youמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.Now I will makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213for youa nameשֵׁ֔םShemH8034like that ofכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034the greatestהַגְּדוֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9And I will provideוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a placeמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for My peopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478and will plant themוּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙u.ne.ta'.Ti.huH5193so that they may dwell inוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931a place of their ownתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478and be disturbedיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750.Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerיוֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254will the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of wickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766oppress themלְבַלֹּת֔וֹle.va.lo.ToH1086as they didכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834at the beginningבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223

10and have done since the dayוּלְמִיָּמִ֗יםu.le.mi.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I appointedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And I will subdueוְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּיve.hikh.Na'.tiH3665אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341.Moreover, I declareוָאַגִּ֣דva.'a.GidH5046to youthat the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will buildיִֽבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129a houseוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004for you.

11Andוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588your daysיָמֶ֙יךָ֙ya.Mei.khaH3117are fulfilledמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390and you goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to bewithעִם־'im-H5973your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,I will raise upוַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶֽת־'et-H853your descendantזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233after youאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834יִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961,one of your own sonsמִבָּנֶ֑יךָmi.ba.Nei.khaH1121,and I will establishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559אֶת־'et-H853his kingdomמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

12Heה֥וּאhu'H1931will buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129a houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004for Me,and I will establishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֥יve.kho.nan.TiH3559אֶת־'et-H853his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

13Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589will beאֶֽהְיֶה־'eh.yeh-H1961hisFatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961Mysonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.And I will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808removeאָסִ֣יר'a.SirH5493My loving devotionוְחַסְדִּי֙ve.chas.DiH2617from himמֵֽעִמּ֔וֹme.'i.MoH5973asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I removedהֲסִיר֔וֹתִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493itfrom your predecessorמֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃me.'a.Sher ha.Yah le.fa.Nei.khaH834 H1961 H6440.

14But I will set himוְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּve.ha.'a.mad.Ti.huH5975over My houseבְּבֵיתִ֥יbe.vei.TiH1004and My kingdomוּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖יu.ve.mal.khu.TiH4438foreverעַד־ הָעוֹלָ֑ם'ad- ha.'o.LamH5704 H5769,and his throneוְכִסְא֕וֹve.khis.'OH3678will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

15Soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416relayedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִֽיד׃ פda.VidH1732allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605theהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088entireוּכְכֹ֖לu.khe.KholH3605revelationהֶחָז֣וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377.

David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

(2 Samuel 7:18–29)

16Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732went inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935,satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310am Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589,O LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,and whatוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is my houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588You have brought meהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935thisעַד־'ad-H5704farהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988?

17And as if thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063was a small thingוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994in Your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,You have spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696aboutעַל־'al-H5921the futureלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650and have regarded meוּרְאִיתַ֗נִיu.re.'i.Ta.niH7200as a manכְּת֧וֹר הָאָדָ֛םke.Tor ha.'a.DamH120 H8448of great distinctionהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609,O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18Whatמַה־mah-H4100moreיּוֹסִ֨יף ע֥וֹדyo.Sif odH3254 H5750can Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732say to Youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413for honoringלְכָב֣וֹדle.kha.VodH3519אֶת־'et-H853Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650?For Youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859אֶֽת־'et-H853knowיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650,

19O LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068.For the sakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and according to Your own heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,You have accomplishedעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853thisכָּל־ הַזֹּ֑אתkol- ha.ZotH3605 H2063great thingהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420and made knownלְהֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605these great promisesהַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ha.ge.du.LotH1420.

20O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, there isnoneאֵ֣ין'einH369like Youכָּמ֔וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644,and there is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430but Youזוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108,according to everythingבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our own earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

21And whoוּמִי֙u.MiH4310is like Your peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478—the oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471on earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430went outהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980to redeemלִפְדּ֧וֹתlif.DotH6299as a peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971for Himself?You madeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760a nameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034for Yourselfthrough greatגְּדֻלּ֣וֹתge.du.LotH1420and awesome wondersוְנֹרָא֔וֹתve.no.ra.'otH3372by driving outלְגָרֵ֗שׁle.ga.ReshH1644nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471from beforeמִפְּנֵ֧יmi.pe.NeiH6440Your peopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You redeemedפָּדִ֥יתָpa.Di.taH6299from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22For You have madeוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414אֶת־'et-H853Your peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478Your very ownלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,and Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have becomeהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23And nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,let the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834You have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerningעַֽל־'al-H5921Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַל־'av.de.Kha ve.'al-H5650 H5921and his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004be establishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.Doוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834You have promisedדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,

24so that Your nameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034will be establishedוְ֠יֵֽאָמֵןVe.ye.'a.menH539and magnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431foreverעַד־ עוֹלָם֙'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769when it is saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,is Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430over Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’And may the houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732be establishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559before Youלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

25Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859,my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,have revealedגָּלִ֙יתָ֙ga.Li.taH1540אֶת־'et-H853אֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650that You will buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004for himעַל־'al-H5921.Thereforeכֵּן֙kenH3651Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650has found the courageמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419before Youלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

26And nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Youאַתָּה־'a.tah-H859areה֖וּאhu'H1931Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430!And You have promisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896toעַֽל־'al-H5921Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650.

27So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258You have been pleasedהוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ho.'Al.taH2974to blessלְבָרֵךְ֙le.va.reKhH1288אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,that it may continueלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769before Youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,have blessed itבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288,and it will be blessedוּמְבֹרָ֖ךְu.me.vo.RakhH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.”

(2 Samuel 7:1–17)

David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

(2 Samuel 7:18–29)

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17