2 Samuel 7:8

Now therefore tell my servant David this, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel.

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WEBBE

Now therefore tell my servant David this: ‘The LORD of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel.

BSB

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

KJV

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

ASV

Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;

BBE

Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:

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וְעַתָּה ve·'a·tah and therefore H6258 כֹּה־ koh- thus H3541 תֹאמַר to·mar you will say H559 לְעַבְדִּי le·'av·di to servant my H5650 לְדָוִד le·da·vid to David H1732 כֹּה koh thus H3541 אָמַר 'a·mar he says H559 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 צְבָאוֹת tze·va·'ot of hosts H6635 אֲנִי 'a·ni I H589 לְקַחְתִּיךָ le·kach·ti·kha I took you H3947 מִן־ min- from H4480 הַנָּוֶה ha·na·veh the pasture H5116 מֵאַחַר me·'a·char from after H310 הַצֹּאן ha·tzon the flock H6629 לִהְיוֹת lih·yot to be H1961 נָגִיד na·gid ruler H5057 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 עַמִּי 'a·mi people my H5971 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 4–17

Blessings are promised to the family and posterity of David. These promises relate to Solomon, David's immediate successor, and the royal line of Judah. But they also relate to Christ, who is often called David and the Son of David. To him God gave all power in heaven and earth, with authority to execute judgment. He was to build the gospel temple, a house for God's name; the spiritual temple of true believers, to be a habitation of God through the Spirit. The establishing of his house, his throne, and his kingdom for ever, can be applied to no other than to Christ and his kingdom: David's house and kingdom long since came to an end. The committing iniquity cannot be applied to the Messiah himself, but to his spiritual seed; true believers have infirmities, for which they must expect to be corrected, though they are not cast off.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.