Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7

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2 Samuel 7 . 1 , Nathan , first approving the purpose of David to build God a house , 2 Samuel 7 . 4 , after by the word of God forbids him; 2 Samuel 7 . 12 , God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed; 2 Samuel 7 . 18 , David’s prayer and thanksgiving.

2 Samuel 7:1

After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

2 Samuel 7:1 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:2

he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent."

2 Samuel 7:2 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:3

And Nathan replied to the king, "Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you."

2 Samuel 7:3 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:4

But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

2 Samuel 7:4 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:5

"Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

2 Samuel 7:5 · BSB

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my servant David Heb. to my servant , to David

2 Samuel 7:6

For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.

2 Samuel 7:6 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:7

In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, 'Why haven't you built Me a house of cedar?'

2 Samuel 7:7 · BSB

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any of the tribes1 parallel

  • 1 Chronicles 17:6 any of the judges , Instead of שבטי , shivtey , "tribes ," we should probably read , with Houbigant , Drs. Waterland and A. Clarke , and others , שפטי , shophtey , "judges;" which is the reading in the parallel passage. Indeed there is but one letter of difference between them , and letters which might be easily mistaken for each other; the apex under the upper stroke of the פ , pay , being the only mark to distinguish it from the ב , baith. Compare with 2 Samuel 7 . 11

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2 Samuel 7:8

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.

2 Samuel 7:8 · BSB

I took thee4 parallels

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following Heb. after

2 Samuel 7:9

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.

2 Samuel 7:9 · BSB

And I was7 parallels

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out of thy sight Heb. from thy face

2 Samuel 7:10

And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

2 Samuel 7:10 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:11

and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.

2 Samuel 7:11 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:12

And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

2 Samuel 7:12 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:13

He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

2 Samuel 7:13 · BSB

He shall14 parallels

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2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

2 Samuel 7:14 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:15

But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.

2 Samuel 7:15 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:16

Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever."

2 Samuel 7:16 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:17

So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.

2 Samuel 7:17 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

2 Samuel 7:18

Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, "Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

2 Samuel 7:18 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:19

And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?

2 Samuel 7:19 · BSB

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manner Heb. law

2 Samuel 7:20

What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.

2 Samuel 7:20 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:21

For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.

2 Samuel 7:21 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:22

How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.

2 Samuel 7:22 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:23

And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.

2 Samuel 7:23 · BSB

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make him7 parallels

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thy people3 parallels

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2 Samuel 7:24

For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

2 Samuel 7:24 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:25

And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

2 Samuel 7:25 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:26

so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, 'The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.' And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.

2 Samuel 7:26 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:27

For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, 'I will build a house for you.' Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.

2 Samuel 7:27 · BSB

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Heb. opened the ear

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2 Samuel 7:28

And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

2 Samuel 7:28 · BSB

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2 Samuel 7:29

Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever."

2 Samuel 7:29 · BSB

let it please thee to bless3 parallels

Heb. be thou pleased and bless

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web59 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations 1 Kings 5:1-5 → 2 Samuel 7:11-13, 1 Chronicles 17:1-15 → 2 Samuel 7:1-17, 1 Chronicles 17:1-15 → 2 Samuel 7:18-29, 1 Chronicles 17:16-27 → 2 Samuel 7:1-17, 1 Chronicles 17:16-27 → 2 Samuel 7:18-29
Allusions Acts 2:30 → 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Timothy 2:8 → 2 Samuel 7:12, Revelation 21:7 → 2 Samuel 7:14, 1 Kings 5:1 → 2 Samuel 7:1, 1 Kings 5:1-5 → 2 Samuel 7:1, 1 Kings 8:15 → 2 Samuel 7:13, 1 Kings 8:15 → 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Kings 8:15-21 → 2 Samuel 7:13, 1 Kings 8:15-21 → 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Chronicles 22:2-5 → 2 Samuel 7:1-17, 1 Chronicles 28:2-3 → 2 Samuel 7:1-17, 1 Chronicles 28:7 → 2 Samuel 7:14, 1 Chronicles 28:7 → 2 Samuel 7:14-15, Psalms 132:11-12 → 2 Samuel 7:12-15, Psalms 2:6-7 → 2 Samuel 7:14-15, Psalms 89:19-37 → 2 Samuel 7:11-16, Psalms 89:3-4 → 2 Samuel 7:11-16, Amos 9:11 → 2 Samuel 7:12, Amos 9:11 → 2 Samuel 7:27, Amos 9:11-12 → 2 Samuel 7:12, Amos 9:11-12 → 2 Samuel 7:27
Echoes Hebrews 12:5-11 → 2 Samuel 7:14, 2 Samuel 7 → Ruth 4:17, 2 Samuel 7 → Ruth 4:22, 2 Samuel 7:12-14 → Genesis 3:15, 2 Samuel 7:14 → Genesis 49:10, 2 Samuel 7:14-15 → Genesis 49:10, 2 Samuel 7:9 → Genesis 1:28, 1 Kings 5:1 → 2 Samuel 7:11, Psalms 132:11-12 → 2 Samuel 7:28
Trajectories
David (The King After God's Own Heart), Davidic Kingdom (Messianic Reign), Davidic Messianic Titles (Faithful Witness, Firstborn, Ruler of Kings), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Holy Places (Access to God's Presence), Image of God (Priestly Vocation), Judah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes), Last Days Eschatology, New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Promised Land (Inheritance and Rest), Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), Seth (Appointed Seed), Temple Ecclesiology (Church as God's Dwelling), These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)
Longitudinal Themes
Covenant, Kingdom, Mediation, Seed and Offspring, Sonship
Anchor Text Networks
Networked 2 Samuel 7.12-16 - The Davidic Covenant
Chiasms
Shaped 2 Samuel 7:1–11, 2 Samuel 7:11–15, 2 Samuel 7:18–29
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