2 Samuel 7:8-17

New American Standard Bible 1995

God’s Covenant with David

⁸“Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “^(A)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, ^(B)to be ruler over My people Israel. ⁹^(C)I have been with you wherever you have gone and ^(D)have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the earth. ¹⁰I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and ^(E)will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, ^(F)nor will the ^[a]wicked afflict them any more as formerly, ¹¹even ^(G)from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and ^(H)I will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also declares to you that ^(I)the Lord will make a house for you. ¹²^(J)When your days are complete and you ^(K)lie down with your fathers, ^(L)I will raise up your ^[b]descendant after you, who will come forth from ^[c]you, and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³^(M)He shall build a house for My name, and ^(N)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ¹⁴^(O)I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; ^(P)when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, ¹⁵but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, ^(Q)as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. ¹⁶^(R)Your house and your kingdom shall endure before ^[d]Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’” ¹⁷In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.