2Sa 7:9-11 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .

2 Samuel 7:9-11

9 I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated ^{▼▼tn Heb “cut off.”} all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and I will make for you a great name like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.”} 10 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle ^{▼▼tn Heb “plant.”} them there; they will live there and not be disturbed ^{▼▼tn Heb “shaken.”} anymore. Violent men ^{▼▼tn Heb “the sons of violence.”} will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning 11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief ^{▼▼tn Or “rest.”} from all your enemies. The Lord declares ^{▼▼tn In the Hebrew text the verb is apparently perfect with vav consecutive, which would normally suggest a future sense (“he will declare”; so the LXX, ἀπαγγελεῖ [apangelei]). But the context seems instead to call for a present or past nuance (“he declares” or “he has declared”). The synoptic passage in 1 Chr 17:10 has וָאַגִּד (vaʾaggid, “and I declared”). The construction used in 2 Sam 7:11 highlights this important statement.} to you that he himself ^{▼▼tn Heb “the Lord.”} will build a dynastic house ^{▼▼tn Heb “house,” but used here in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. Here the Lord’s use of the word plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple for the Lord. To reflect this in the English translation the adjective “dynastic” has been supplied.} for you.