Verse 27
2 Samuel 7:27
World English Bible
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For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי אַתָּה֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל גָּלִ֜יתָה אֶת אֹ֤זֶן עַבְדְּ/ךָ֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר בַּ֖יִת אֶבְנֶה לָּ֑/ךְ עַל כֵּ֗ן מָצָ֤א עַבְדְּ/ךָ֙ אֶת לִבּ֔/וֹ לְ/הִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ אֶת הַ/תְּפִלָּ֖ה הַ/זֹּֽאת
English Translation
For you, O Yahweh of Hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to your servant saying, "I will build a house for you." Therefore, your servant has found in his heart to pray to you this prayer.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
When the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
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the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God (Elohim)’s ark d...
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Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you.”
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4
That same night, Yahweh’s word came to Nathan, saying,
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5
“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?
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6
For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought the children of Israel up out of Egypt,...
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7
In all places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I say a word to any of the...
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8
Now therefore tell my servant David this, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, fr...
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9
I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will ma...
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10
I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own p...
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11
and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest fr...
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12
When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after yo...
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13
He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
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14
I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod...
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15
but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you....
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16
Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established fo...
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17
Nathan spoke to David all these words, and according to all this vision.
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18
Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Lord Yahweh, and what is...
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19
This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant’s hou...
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20
What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Lord Yahweh.
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21
For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make y...
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22
Therefore you are great, Yahweh God (Elohim). For there is no one like you, neither is there any God...
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23
What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God (Elohim) went to redeem...
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24
You established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever; and you, Yahweh, became t...
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25
Now, Yahweh God (Elohim), the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his...
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26
Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God (Elohim) over Israel; and the h...
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27
For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, ‘I wil...
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“Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God (Elohim), and your words are truth, and you have promised this good...
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29
Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever bef...
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