The Second Book of Samuel, starting at chapter 7
{7:1} It happened, when the king lived in his house, and the LORD
had given him rest from all his enemies all around, {7:2} that the
king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of
cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains."
{7:3} Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart;
for the LORD is with you."
{7:4} It happened the same night, that the word of the LORD came to
Nathan, saying, {7:5} "Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the
LORD, "Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in? {7:6} For I have
not lived in a house since the day that I brought up the children of
Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent
and in a tabernacle. {7:7} In all places in which I have walked with
all the children of Israel, did I say a word to any of the tribes of
Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying,
'Why have you not built me a house of cedar?'"' {7:8} Now therefore
you shall tell my servant David this, 'Thus says the LORD of Hosts, "I
took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should
be prince over my people, over Israel. {7:9} I have been with you
wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you.
I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are
in the earth. {7:10} I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and
will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved
no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any
more, as at the first, {7:11} and as from the day that I commanded
judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all
your enemies. Moreover the LORD tells you that the LORD will make you
a house. {7:12} When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with
your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out
of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. {7:13} He shall
build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his
kingdom forever. {7:14} I will be his father, and he shall be my son.
If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and
with the stripes of the children of men; {7:15} but my loving kindness
shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away
before you. {7:16} Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure
forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever."'"
{7:17} According to all these words, and according to all this vision,
so Nathan spoke to David.
{7:18} Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he
said, "Who am I, [1>]Lord[<1] the LORD, and what is my house, that you
have brought me thus far? {7:19} This was yet a small thing in your
eyes, Lord GOD; but you have spoken also of your servant's house for a
great while to come; and this after the way of men, Lord GOD! {7:20}
What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Lord GOD.
{7:21} For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, you have
worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it. {7:22}
Therefore you are great, LORD God. For there is none like you, neither
is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with
our ears. {7:23} What one nation in the earth is like your people,
even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and
to make himself a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome
things for your land, before your people, whom you redeem to yourself
out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods? {7:24} You established
for yourself your people Israel to be a people to you forever; and
you, LORD, became their God. {7:25} Now, LORD God, the word that you
have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm
it forever, and do as you have spoken. {7:26} Let your name be
magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel; and
the house of your servant David shall be established before you.'
{7:27} For you, LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to
your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your
servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
{7:28} "Now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are truth, and
you have promised this good thing to your servant. {7:29} Now
therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that
it may continue forever before you; for you, Lord GOD, have spoken it.
Let the house of your servant be blessed forever with your blessing."
{8:1} After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and
subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the
hand of the Philistines. {8:2} He struck Moab, and measured them with
the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two
lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites
became servants to David, and brought tribute. {8:3} David struck also
Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his
dominion at the River. {8:4} David took from him one thousand seven
hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all
the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
{8:5} When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of
Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. {8:6}
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became
servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David
wherever he went. {8:7} David took the shields of gold that were on
the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. {8:8} From
Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took
exceeding much brass. {8:9} When Toi king of Hamath heard that David
had struck all the army of Hadadezer, {8:10} then Toi sent Joram his
son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had
fought against Hadadezer and struck him: for Hadadezer had wars with
Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold,
and vessels of brass: {8:11} King David also dedicated these to the
LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations
which he subdued; {8:12} of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of
Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of
Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. {8:13} David earned a
reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of
Salt, even eighteen thousand men. {8:14} He put garrisons in Edom;
throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became
servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
{8:15} David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and
righteousness to all his people. {8:16} Joab the son of Zeruiah was
over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; {8:17}
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were
priests; and Seraiah was scribe; {8:18} and Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons
were chief ministers.
{9:1} David said, "Is there yet any who is left of the house of
Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" {9:2} There
was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they
called him to David; and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?"
He said, "Your servant is he."
{9:3} The king said, "Is there not yet any of the house of Saul,
that I may show the kindness of God to him?"
Ziba said to the king, "Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame of his
feet."
{9:4} The king said to him, "Where is he?"
Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son
of Ammiel, in Lo Debar."
{9:5} Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of
Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar. {9:6} Mephibosheth, the son
of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and
showed respect. David said, "Mephibosheth."
He answered, "Behold, your servant!"
{9:7} David said to him, "Don't be afraid of him; for I will surely
show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore to
you all the land of Saul your father. You shall eat bread at my table
continually." {9:8} He bowed down, and said, "What is your servant,
that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?" {9:9} Then the king
called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that pertained
to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master's son. {9:10}
You shall till the land for him, you, and your sons, and your
servants; and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master's son
may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat
bread always at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty
servants. {9:11} Then Ziba said to the king, "According to all that my
lord the king commands his servant, so your shall servant do." So
Mephibosheth ate at the king's table, like one of the king's sons.
{9:12} Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that
lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. {9:13} So
Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem; for he ate continually at the king's
table. He was lame in both his feet.
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Footnotes:
[1] {7:18} The word translated "Lord" (mixed case) is "Adonai."
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