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“Go tell David, my servant, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘“You won’t be building a house[a] for me to inhabit, will you? After all, I haven’t lived in a house from the day I brought out Israel until today. Instead, I’ve lived from tent to tent and from one place to another.[b] Wherever I’ve moved within all of Israel, did I ever ask even one judge of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people, ‘Why haven’t you built me a cedar house?’”’

“Now therefore this is what you are to tell my servant David:

‘This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: “I took you from the pasture myself—from tending sheep—to become Commander-in-Chief[c] over my people Israel.

“‘“Furthermore, I have remained with you everywhere you have gone, annihilating all your enemies right in front of you. I will make your reputation[d] great, like the reputation[e] of the great ones who have lived on[f] earth. I will establish a homeland[g] for my people Israel, planting them in a secure location where they will never be disturbed anymore. Wicked people[h] will not oppress them as happened in the past, 10 during the time I had commanded judges to administer[i] my people Israel. I’ll also grant you deliverance from all your enemies.

“‘“I’m also announcing to you that the Lord also will himself build a house[j] for you. 11 It will come about that when your life[k] is complete and you go to join your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring[l] after you, who is related to one of[m] your sons, and I will fortify his kingdom. 12 He will build a temple dedicated to me, and I will make his throne last forever. 13 I will be a father to him and he will be a son to me. I will never remove my gracious love from him as I did from the one who preceded you. 14 I will confirm him in my Temple and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will remain secure forever.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 17:4 Lit. house; and so throughout the chapter
  2. 1 Chronicles 17:5 The Heb. lacks to another
  3. 1 Chronicles 17:7 Lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and management authority
  4. 1 Chronicles 17:8 Lit. name
  5. 1 Chronicles 17:8 Lit. name
  6. 1 Chronicles 17:8 The Heb. lacks have lived
  7. 1 Chronicles 17:9 Lit. place
  8. 1 Chronicles 17:9 Lit. Children of wickedness
  9. 1 Chronicles 17:10 Lit. judges over
  10. 1 Chronicles 17:10 I.e. a dynasty
  11. 1 Chronicles 17:11 Lit. days
  12. 1 Chronicles 17:11 Lit. seed; MT is sing.
  13. 1 Chronicles 17:11 Or is from