1 Chronicles 17:5-27

International Standard Version

‘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^[b] over my people Israel.

⁸ “‘“Furthermore, I have remained with you everywhere you have gone, annihilating all your enemies right in front of you. I will make your reputation^[c] great, like the reputation^[d] of the great ones who have lived on^[e] earth. ⁹ I will establish a homeland^[f] for my people Israel, planting them in a secure location where they will never be disturbed anymore. Wicked people^[g] will not oppress them as happened in the past, ¹⁰ during the time I had commanded judges to administer^[h] 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^[i] for you. ¹¹ It will come about that when your life^[j] is complete and you go to join your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring^[k] after you, who is related to one of^[l] 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.”’”

“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my household,^[m] since you have brought me to this? ¹⁷ Furthermore, this is a small thing to you, God, and yet you have spoken concerning your servant’s household for a great while to come, and you have seen in me the fulfillment^[n] of man’s purpose, Lord God.

¹⁸ “What more can David say to you about how you are honoring your servant, and you surely know your servant. ¹⁹ Lord, for the sake of your servant, and consistent with your heart, you have done all of these great things and are now making these^[o] great things known.

²⁰ “Lord, there is no one like you, and we have heard from no god other than you. ²¹ What other one nation on the earth is like your people Israel, God, which you have redeemed from slavery to become your own people, making a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You did awesome miraculous deeds, driving out nations that stood in their way. ²² You took^[p] your people Israel to be your very own people forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.

²³ “And now, Lord, let what you have spoken concerning your servant and his household be done forever—and let it be done just as you’ve promised. ²⁴ May your name be made great and honored forever: The Lord of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, is God for Israel, and may the family of David your servant stand before you forever.

²⁵ “Because of you, my God, I have been bold to pray to you, as you have told your servant that you will build him a dynasty. ²⁶ And now, Lord, you are God, and you have promised all of these good things to your servant. ²⁷ Furthermore, it has pleased you to bless the dynasty of your servant, so that it will continue in place forever in your presence, because when you, Lord, grant a blessing, it is an eternal blessing.”