2 Samuel 7:17-19
New English Translation
17 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.[a]
David Offers a Prayer to God
18 King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family,[b] that you should have brought me to this point? 19 And you didn’t stop there, O Lord God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family.[c] Is this your usual way of dealing with men,[d] O Sovereign Lord?
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- 2 Samuel 7:17 tn Heb “according to all these words and according to all this revelation, so Nathan said to David.”
- 2 Samuel 7:18 tn Heb “house.”
- 2 Samuel 7:19 tn Heb “and this was small in your eyes, O Lord God, so you spoke concerning the house of your servant for a distance.”
- 2 Samuel 7:19 tn Heb “and this [is] the law of man”; KJV “is this the manner of man, O Lord God?”; NAB “this too you have shown to man”; NRSV “May this be instruction for the people, O Lord God!” This part of the verse is very enigmatic; no completely satisfying solution has yet been suggested. The present translation tries to make sense of the MT by understanding the phrase as a question that underscores the uniqueness of God’s dealings with David as described here. The parallel passage in 1 Chr 17:17 reads differently (see the note there).
2 Samuel 7:17-19
New International Version
17 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.
David’s Prayer(A)
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 7:19 Or for the human race
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