2 Samuel 7:1

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The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David The king settled into his palace, for the LORD gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.

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  • Josh 21:44 : 44 The LORD made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. The LORD handed all their enemies over to them.
  • Josh 23:1 : 1 Joshua Challenges Israel to be Faithful A long time passed after the LORD made Israel secure from all their enemies, and Joshua was very old.
  • 1 Kgs 5:4 : 4 But now the LORD my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.
  • 1 Chr 17:1-9 : 1 God Makes a Promise to David When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet,“Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the LORD’s covenant is under a tent.” 2 Nathan said to David,“You should do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.” 3 That night God told Nathan, 4 “Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD says:“You must not build me a house in which to live. 5 For I have not lived in a house from the time I brought Israel up from Egypt to the present day. I have lived in a tent that has been in various places. 6 Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel,‘Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?’”’ 7 “So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:“I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel. 8 I was with you wherever you went and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. 9 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning 10 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies.“‘“I declare to you that the LORD will build a dynastic house for you! 11 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent. 13 I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you. 14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’” 15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him. 16 David Praises God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said:“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point? 17 And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. You have revealed to me what men long to know, O LORD God. 18 What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition. 19 O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness. 20 O LORD, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true! 21 And who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation in the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself! You made a name for yourself by doing great and awesome deeds when you drove out nations before your people whom you had delivered from the Egyptian empire and its gods. 22 You made Israel your very own nation for all time. You, O LORD, became their God. 23 So now, O LORD, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised, 24 so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is the God of Israel.’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you, 25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. 26 Now, O LORD, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant. 27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O LORD, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.”
  • 2 Chr 14:6 : 6 He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the LORD gave him peace.
  • Ps 18:1 : 1 For the music director; by the LORD’s servant David, who sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said:“I love you, LORD, my source of strength!
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When a person’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
  • Dan 4:29-30 : 29 After twelve months, he happened to be walking around on the battlements of the royal palace of Babylon. 30 The king uttered these words:“Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”
  • Luke 1:74-75 : 74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

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    2The king said to Nathan the prophet,“Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.”

    3Nathan replied to the king,“You should go and do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.”

    4That night the LORD’s message came to Nathan,

    5“Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD has said: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?

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    1God Makes a Promise to David When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet,“Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the LORD’s covenant is under a tent.”

    2Nathan said to David,“You should do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.”

    3That night God told Nathan,

    4“Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD says:“You must not build me a house in which to live.

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    16Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”

    17Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

    18David Offers a Prayer to God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said,“Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

    19And you didn’t stop there, O LORD God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O Sovereign LORD?

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    11and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.

    12When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

    13He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

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    15Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

    16David Praises God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said:“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

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    3“You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the LORD his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the LORD subdued his enemies.

    4But now the LORD my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.

    5So I have decided to build a temple to honor the LORD my God, as the LORD instructed my father David,‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

  • 2 Sam 7:27
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    27for you, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, have told your servant,‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.

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    11The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning After Solomon finished building the LORD’s temple and the royal palace, and accomplished all his plans for the LORD’s temple and his royal palace,

    12the LORD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him:“I have answered your prayer and chosen this place to be my temple where sacrifices are to be made.

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    22Just then, while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

    23The king was told,“Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.

    24Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

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    9Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

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    25So now, O LORD God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

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    6He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the LORD gave him peace.

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    2King David rose to his feet and said:“Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the LORD’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.

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    25For David said,“The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

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    14Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.

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    46Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.

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    7Nathan said to David,“You are that man! This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘I chose you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

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    10The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the LORD God of Israel

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    10and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies.“‘“I declare to you that the LORD will build a dynastic house for you!

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    7Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

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    12David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

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    47But Solomon built a house for him.

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    20The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the LORD God of Israel

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    3Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.

    4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

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    6Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel,‘Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?’”’

    7“So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:“I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel.

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    7He also made a throne room, called“The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.