New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 7

David Plans to Build a Temple

1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,whenכִּי־ki-H3588the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428livedיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,and the Lordוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068had givenH5117him restהֵנִֽיחַ־he.ni.ach-H5117on everyH5439sideH5439from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his enemiesH340,

2that the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, “Seeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200nowנָ֔אNa'H4994,I liveיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427ina houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730,but the arkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430remainsיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the tentהַיְרִיעָֽה׃hay.ri.'AhH3407.”

3Nathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that is in your mindבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with you.”

4But in the sameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559to My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Should you buildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129Me a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for My dwellingלְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃le.shiv.TiH3427?

6ForI have not dweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in a houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004sinceH4480the dayלְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yomH3117I broughtH5927upH5927the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,even to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;rather, I have beenוָאֶֽהְיֶה֙va.'eh.YehH1961movingH1980aboutH1980in a tentבְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helH168,that is, in a dwellingH4908placeH4908.

7Whereverבְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־be.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834I have goneהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,did I speakדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696a wordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697with oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֗יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680to shepherdלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100have you not builtבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129Me a houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?’”’

God’s Covenant with David

8Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258then, thisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall sayתֹאמַ֞רto.MarH559to My servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732: ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “I Myselfאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589tookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947you from the pastureהַנָּוֶ֔הha.na.VehH5116,from followingמֵאַחַ֖רme.'a.CharH310the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,to be leaderנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overH5921My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9AndI have beenוָאֶהְיֶ֣הva.'eh.YehH1961with you whereverבְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834you have goneהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980, andhave eliminatedוָאַכְרִ֥תָהva.'akh.Ri.tahH3772allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340from you; I will also makeוְעָשִׂ֤תִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034for you, like the namesכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034of the greatהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419menH1419whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

10And I will establishוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a placeמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for My peopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andwill plantוּנְטַעְתִּיו֙u.ne.ta'.TivH5193them, so that they may liveH7931inH7931their own placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478and not be disturbedיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264againע֑וֹדodH5750,norH3808willmaliciousH5767peopleבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oppressלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031them anymoreיֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254as previouslyבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223,

11evenfrom the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I appointedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andI will giveוַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117you restH5117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your enemiesH340.The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068also declaresוְהִגִּ֤ידve.hi.GidH5046to you thatthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will makeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for you.

12Whenכִּ֣י׀kiH3588your daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117are finishedיִמְלְא֣וּyim.le.'UH4390and youlieוְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ve.sha.khav.TaH7901downH7901with your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,I will raiseוַהֲקִימֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965upH6965yourdescendantזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you, whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will comeיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318fromyou, and I will establishוַהֲכִינֹתִ֖יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃mam.lakh.ToH4467.

13He shall buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for My nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, andI will establishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֛יve.kho.nan.TiH3559the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹmam.lakh.toH4467foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

14I will be a fatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1to him and he will be a sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121to Me;whenאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834he doesH5753wrongבְּהַ֣עֲוֹת֔וֹbe.Ha.'otoH5753,I will disciplineוְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ve.ho.khach.TivH3198him with a rodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of menH376and with strokesוּבְנִגְעֵ֖יu.ve.nig.'EiH5061of sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of mankindאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120,

15but My favorוְחַסְדִּ֖יve.chas.DiH2617shall not departH5493from him,as I tookH5493itawayH5493from Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whomH834I removedH5493from you.

16Your houseבֵּיתְךָ֧bei.te.KhaH1004and your kingdomוּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛u.mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shall endureוְנֶאְמַ֨ןve.ne'.ManH539beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440Me foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֖ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769;your throneכִּֽסְאֲךָ֔kis.'a.KhaH3678shall be establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”’”

17In accordance with allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697and allוּכְכֹ֖לu.khe.KholH3605of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088visionהַחִזָּי֣וֹןha.chi.za.YonH2384,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

David’s Prayer

18Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH935inH935and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LordH3068,and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310amI, Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310are the members ofmy householdבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,that You have broughtH935me thisH1988farH1988?

19And yetע֨וֹדodH5750thisH2088wasH6994insignificantH6994in Your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068,for You have spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650regarding the distantלְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350futureH7350. AndthisH2088is thecustomH8451of mankindהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

20Againיּוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100moreע֖וֹדodH5750can Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sayלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to You? ForYou knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650,Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068!

21For the sakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668of Your wordדְּבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.re.KhaH1697,and according to Your heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,You have doneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088greatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420,to let Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650knowלְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045.

22ForH5921thisH5921 H3651reasonH5921 H3651You areH1431greatגָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068; forthereH369isH369noH369oneH369likeכָּמ֗וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644You, and thereH369isH369noH369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430exceptזֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108You,according to allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

23Andwhatוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is like Your peopleכְעַמְּךָ֙khe.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לke.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלְכֽוּ־hal.khu-H1980to redeemלִפְדּֽוֹת־lif.dot-H6299for Himself as a peopleלְעָ֜םle.'AmH5971,and to makeוְלָשׂ֧וּםve.la.SumH7760a nameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034for Himself, andto doוְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213a greatH1420thingH1420for You and awesomeוְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ve.no.ra.'OtH3372thingsH3372for Your landלְאַרְצֶ֔ךָle.'ar.Tze.khaH776,becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440ofYour peopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834You have redeemedפָּדִ֤יתָpa.Di.taH6299for Yourself from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, from othernationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and their godsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ve.lo.HavH430?

24ForYou have establishedוַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןva.te.Kho.nenH3559for Yourself Your peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478as Your ownpeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769, andYou, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have becomeהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

25Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258then, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that You have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696aboutH5921Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,confirmהָקֵ֖םha.KemH6965itforeverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213justH3512asH3512You have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,

26so that Your nameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034may beH1431greatוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431foreverעַד־ עוֹלָם֙'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,by sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478’;and may the houseוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732be establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440You.

27For You, Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, havegivenH1540a revelationאֹ֤זֶן'O.zenH1540 H241to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘I will buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129you a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004’;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650has foundמָצָ֤אma.Tza'H4672courageלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419thisH2088prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֖הha.te.fi.LahH8605to You.

28Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258then, Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068,You are Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andYour wordsוּדְבָרֶ֖יךָu.de.va.Rei.khaH1697are truthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571; and You havepromisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696thisH2088goodH2899thingH2899to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650.

29And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258, mayit pleaseהוֹאֵל֙ho.'ElH2974You to blessוּבָרֵךְ֙u.va.reKhH1288the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,so that it may continueלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You. For You, Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068,have spokenדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696; andwith Your blessingוּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔u.mi.bir.Kha.te.khaH1293may the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650be blessedיְבֹרַ֥ךְye.vo.RakhH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.”

David Plans to Build a Temple

God’s Covenant with David

David’s Prayer

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7