1 Chronicles 17

God’s Covenant with David

(2 Samuel 7:1–17)

1AfterH1961 DavidH1732 had settledH3427 into his palaceH1004, heH1732 saidH559 toH413 NathanH5416 the prophetH5030, “HereH2009 I amH595, livingH3427 in a houseH1004 of cedarH730, while the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 is underH8478 a tentH3407.”

2And NathanH5416H413 replied toH559 DavidH1732, “DoH6213 allH3605 thatH834 is in your heartH3824, forH3588 GodH430 is with youH5973.”

3But thatH1931H1961 nightH3915 the wordH1697 of GodH430 cameH1961 toH413 NathanH5416, sayingH559, 4“GoH1980 and tellH559H413 My servantH5650 DavidH1732 that this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: YouH859 are notH3808 the one to buildH1129 Me a houseH1004 in which to dwellH3427. 5ForH3588 I have notH3808 dweltH3427 in a houseH1004 fromH4480 the dayH3117 I broughtH5927 Israel upH3478 out of Egypt1 untilH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117, but I have movedH1961 from tentH168 toH413 tentH168 and dwelling to dwellingH4908. 6In allH3605 My journeysH1980 with allH3605 the IsraelitesH3478, have I ever askedH1696H1697H854 anyH259 of the leadersH8199H34782 I appointedH6680 to shepherdH7462 My peopleH5971, ‘WhyH4100 haven’tH3808 you builtH1129 Me a houseH1004 of cedarH730?’

7NowH6258 thenH3541, you are to tellH559 My servantH5650 DavidH1732 that this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: IH589 tookH3947 you fromH4480 the pastureH5116, fromH4480 followingH310 the flockH6629, to beH1961 the rulerH5057 overH5921 My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478. 8I have beenH1961 with youH5973 whereverH3605 you have goneH1980, and I have cut offH3772 allH3605 your enemiesH341 from before youH6440. Now I will makeH6213 for you a nameH8034 like that ofH8034 the greatestH1419 in the landH776.

9And I will provideH7760 a placeH4725 for My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 and will plant themH5193 so that they may dwell inH7931 a place of their ownH8478 and be disturbedH7264 noH3808 moreH5750. NoH3808 longerH3254 will the sonsH1121 of wickednessH5766 oppress themH1086 as they didH834 at the beginningH7223 10and have done since the dayH3117 I appointedH6680 judgesH8199 overH5921 My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478. And I will subdueH3665 allH3605 your enemiesH341.

Moreover, I declareH5046 to you that the LORDH3068 will buildH1129 a houseH1004 for you. 11AndH1961 whenH3588 your daysH3117 are fulfilledH4390 and you goH1980 to be withH5973 your fathersH1, I will raise upH6965 your descendantH2233 after youH310, one of your own sonsH1121, and I will establishH3559 his kingdomH4438. 12HeH1931 will buildH1129 a houseH1004 for Me, and I will establishH3559 his throneH3678 foreverH5704H5769. 13IH589 will beH1961 his FatherH1, and heH1931 will beH1961 My sonH1121. And I will neverH3808 removeH5493 My loving devotionH2617 from himH5973 asH834 I removedH5493 it from your predecessorH834H1961H6440. 14But I will set himH5975 over My houseH1004 and My kingdomH4438 foreverH5704H5769, and his throneH3678 will beH1961 establishedH3559 foreverH5704H5769.”

15SoH3651 NathanH5416 relayedH1696 toH413 DavidH1732 allH3605 theH428 wordsH1697 of thisH2088 entireH3605 revelationH2377.

David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

(2 Samuel 7:18–29)

16Then KingH4428 DavidH1732 went inH935, satH3427 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068, and saidH559, “WhoH4310 am IH589, O LORDH3068 GodH430, and whatH4310 is my houseH1004, thatH3588 You have brought meH935 thisH5704 farH1988? 17And as if thisH2063 was a small thingH6994 in Your eyesH5869, O GodH430, You have spokenH1696 aboutH5921 the futureH7350 of the houseH1004 of Your servantH5650 and have regarded meH7200 as a manH120H8448 of great distinctionH4609,3 O LORDH3068 GodH430. 18WhatH4100 moreH3254H5750 can DavidH1732 say to YouH413 for honoringH3519 Your servantH5650? For YouH859 knowH3045 Your servantH5650, 19O LORDH3068.4 For the sakeH5668 of Your servantH5650 and according to Your own heartH3820, You have accomplishedH6213 thisH3605H2063 great thingH1420 and made knownH3045 allH3605 these great promisesH1420.

20O LORDH3068, there is noneH369 like YouH3644, and there is noH369 GodH430 but YouH2108, according to everythingH3605 we have heardH8085 with our own earsH241. 21And whoH4310 is like Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478—the oneH259 nationH1471 on earthH776 whomH834 GodH430 went outH1980 to redeemH6299 as a peopleH5971 for Himself? You madeH7760 a nameH8034 for Yourself through greatH1420 and awesome wondersH3372 by driving outH1644 nationsH1471 from beforeH6440 Your peopleH5971, whomH834 You redeemedH6299 from EgyptH4714. 22For You have madeH5414 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 Your very ownH5971 foreverH5704H5769, and YouH859, O LORDH3068, have becomeH1961 their GodH430.

23And nowH6258, O LORDH3068, let the wordH1697 You have spokenH1696 concerningH5921 Your servantH5650H5921 and his houseH1004 be establishedH539 foreverH5704H5769. DoH6213 asH834 You have promisedH1696, 24so that Your nameH8034 will be establishedH539 and magnifiedH1431 foreverH5704H5769 when it is saidH559, ‘The LORDH3068 of HostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, is GodH430 over IsraelH3478.’ And may the houseH1004 of Your servantH5650 DavidH1732 be establishedH3559 before YouH6440. 25ForH3588 YouH859, my GodH430, have revealedH1540 to Your servantH5650 that You will buildH1129 a houseH1004 for himH5921. ThereforeH3651 Your servantH5650 has found the courageH4672 to prayH6419 before YouH6440.

26And nowH6258, O LORDH3068, YouH859 areH1931 GodH430! And You have promisedH1696 thisH2063 goodnessH2896 toH5921 Your servantH5650. 27So nowH6258 You have been pleasedH2974 to blessH1288 the houseH1004 of Your servantH5650, that it may continueH1961 foreverH5769 before YouH6440. ForH3588 YouH859, O LORDH3068, have blessed itH1288, and it will be blessedH1288 foreverH5769.”