22:10; 28:6, Ex. 7 sNow when the king lived in his house and the Lord thad given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to uNathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell vin a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells win a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, x“Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.” When he commits iniquity, sI will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, (AF)“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 8 gAfter this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took hMetheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 23 aAnd who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name band doing for them4 great and awesome things by driving out before your people,5 whom cyou redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods? [c] (AE)Your throne shall be established forever.’” 17 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. 11 vThese also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations he subdued, 8:17, 18; 1 Chr. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel gand will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place hand be disturbed no more. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Cross References 2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. 18 and gBenaiah the son of Jehoiada was over1 the hCherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were priests. (AJ)For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 2 Samuel 2 English Standard Version (ESV) David Anointed King of Judah. 5:11 in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells # Ex. 3 And they carried the ark of God xon a new cart and brought it yout of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. 7 (A)Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord (B)had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to (C)Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell (D)in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells (E)in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, (F)“Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and ahe reigned forty years. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2 Samuel depicts David as a true (though imperfect) representative of the ideal theocratic king. (AG)You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! 7 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.” Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. 1 # For ver. And when he came to David, d he fell to the ground and paid homage. 12 And the Lord sent Nathan to David. 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. 24 (AN)And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. 22 I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your7 eyes. And you, O Lord, became their God. 2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from uBaale-judah vto bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts wwho sits enthroned on the cherubim. oThen all the people departed, each to his house. 31:16], 1 Kgs. 7 sNow when the king lived in his house and the Lord thad given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 11 # 1 Kgs. 17 And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest and raised over him # Josh. 9 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may ishow him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 5:5; 6:12; 8:19; 1 Chr. And David was kwearing a linen ephod. 2 Samuel 7:1 The Lord’s Covenant with David 7 s Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord t had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, Cancel any time. 12-19, see 1 Chr. ” 3 And Nathan said to the king, x “ … 3 David also defeated lHadadezer the son of Rehob, king of mZobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. But by the female servants of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor.” 6 cAnd the king and his men went to Jerusalem dagainst the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off”—thinking, “David cannot come in here.” And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze. 12 mWhen your days are fulfilled and nyou lie down with your fathers, oI will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. David was initially acclaimed king at Hebron by the tribe of Judah (chs. 23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death. 8 And David said on that day, “Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack ‘the lame and the blind,’ who are hated by David’s soul.” Therefore it is said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.” In 2 Samuel 7:12-16 there follows a more precise definition of the way in which the Lord would build a house for His servant David: "When thy days shall become full, and thou shalt lie with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall come from thy body, and establish his kingdom. 6 And when they came to the threshing floor of aNacon, Uzzah bput out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 6 tDavid again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 12:1 Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell # ch. 2 Samuel 6:16 As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart. Now lhe was lame in both his feet. 3:24; Ps. 2 After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the … David Plans a Temple. 9 When Toi king of uHamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, 16 cJoab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and dJehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder, 4:15; 7:9; Josh. 6 I have not lived in a house (H)since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about (I)in a tent for my dwelling. 4 with the ark of God,2 and Ahio went before the ark. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 2 Samuel 12:7English Standard Version (ESV) 7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! And (S)I will give you rest from all your enemies. 18 Now the Philistines had come and spread out in lthe Valley of Rephaim. And kI will give you rest from all your enemies. 22 (AI)Therefore you are great, O Lord God. 13 (X)He shall build a house for my name, and (Y)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 9 (N)And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. English Standard Version (ESV), With a few Targums, Vulgate, Syriac; Hebrew, 1 Kgs. 14 Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, band all the Edomites became David’s servants. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn. 2 Samuel 12:7 7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, wit was you who led out and brought in Israel. And you, O Lord, became their God. 5 Then all the tribes of Israel ucame to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, vwe are your bone and flesh. 12 And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” # For ver. 6 And nMephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. 10:14; 12:30 the Ammonites, # See ch. 7 And David said to him, “Do not fear, ifor I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and oyou shall eat at my table always.” 5 And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, with zsongs3 and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. 27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. And Uzzah and Ahio,1 the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart, 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. 16 As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart. 4 The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of mMachir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 2 Samuel 12:1-7 English Standard Version (ESV) Nathan Rebukes David. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. 27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, (AP)and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”. 2 Samuel 7 Parallel Chapters. 17 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. 7 In all places where (J)I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with (K)any of the judges[a] of Israel, whom I commanded (L)to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ 8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, (M)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince[b] over my people Israel. 23 pAnd when David inquired of the Lord, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees. 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