God’s Covenant with David

“Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “(A)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, (B)to be ruler over My people Israel. (C)I have been with you wherever you have gone and (D)have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the earth. 10 I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and (E)will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, (F)nor will the [a]wicked afflict them any more as formerly,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:10 Lit sons of wickedness

“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock,(A) and appointed you ruler(B) over my people Israel.(C) I have been with you wherever you have gone,(D) and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.(E) Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.(F) 10 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant(G) them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed.(H) Wicked(I) people will not oppress them anymore,(J) as they did at the beginning

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