2SA 7:5 Parallel Verse View

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ULT “Go, and you will say to my servant, to David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Will you build for me a house for my living?

UST “Go and tell my servant, David, that this is what Yahweh says to him: He is not the one who will build a temple for me to live in.

BSB “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?

OEB ‘Go and tell my servant David, “Thus saith Jehovah, ‘Shouldst thou build a temple for me to dwell in?

WEB “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?

WMB “Go and tell my servant David, ‘The LORD says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?

NET “Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?

LSV “Go, and you have said to My servant, to David, Thus said YHWH: Do you build for Me a house for My dwelling in?

FBV “Go and tell my servant David, This is what the Lord says: Should you be the one to build a house for me to live in?

T4T “Go and tell my servant, David, that this is what I, Yahweh, am saying to him: ‘You are not the one [RHQ] who should build a temple for me to live in.

LEB “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Are you the one to build for me a house for my dwelling?

BBE Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

MOF No MOF 2SA book available

JPS 'Go and tell My servant David: Thus saith the LORD: Shalt thou build Me a house for Me to dwell in?

ASV Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

DRA Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in?

YLT 'Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in?

DBY Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

RV Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

WBS Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

KJB Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?[fn]
(Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou/you build me an house for me to dwell in?)

7.5 my servant…: Heb. to my servant, to David

BB Go, and tell my seruaunt Dauid, thus sayeth the Lorde: shalt thou buylde me an house to dwell in?
(Go, and tell my servant Dauid, thus sayeth the Lord: shalt thou/you buylde me an house to dwell in?)

GNV Goe and tell my seruant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord, Shalt thou buylde me an house for my dwelling?
(Go and tell my servant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord, Shalt thou/you buylde me an house for my dwelling? )

CB Go & speake to my seruaut Dauid: Thus sayeth ye LORDE: Shalt thou buylde me an house to dwell in?
(Go and speak to my servant Dauid: Thus sayeth ye/you_all LORD: Shalt thou/you buylde me an house to dwell in?)

WYC and speke to my servaunt Dauid, The Lord seith these thingis, Whether thou schalt bilde to me an hows to dwelle ynne?
(and speke to my servant Dauid, The Lord saith/says these things, Whether thou/you shalt bilde to me an house to dwelle ynne?)

LUT Gehe hin und sage zu meinem Knechte David: So spricht der HErr: Solltest du mir ein Haus bauen, daß ich drinnen wohnete?
(Gehe there and sage to my Knechte David: So spricht the HErr: Solltest you to_me a Haus bauen, that I drinnen wohnete?)

CLV Vade, et loquere ad servum meum David: Hæc dicit Dominus: Numquid tu ædificabis mihi domum ad habitandum?[fn]
(Vade, and loquere to servum mine David: Hæc dicit Master: Numquid tu ædificabis mihi home to habitandum?)

7.5 Nunquid. RAB. Alia translatio, etc., usque ad ipse ædificabit mihi domum.

7.5 Nunquid. RAB. Alia translatio, etc., usque to himself ædificabit mihi domum.

BRN Go, and say to my servant David, Thus says the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in.

BrLXX καὶ εἶπον πρὸς τὸν δοῦλόν μου Δαυὶδ, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, οὐ σὺ οἰκοδομήσεις μοι οἶκον τοῦ κατοικῆσαί με.
(kai eipon pros ton doulon mou Dawid, tade legei Kurios, ou su oikodomaʸseis moi oikon tou katoikaʸsai me. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

God’s Covenant with David

God made covenants with his people five times in the Old Testament: (1) when he promised Noah that humanity would never again be destroyed by a flood (Gen 6:18; 9:1-17); (2) when he promised Abraham that he would inherit the land of Canaan and establish a great nation (Gen 15:1-21; 17:1-27); (3) when he formed a unique relationship with Israel at Mount Sinai through Moses (Exod 19–23); (4) when he promised a priestly dynasty to Phinehas (Num 25:10-13); and (5) when he promised a royal dynasty to David (2 Sam 7:4-17). In addition, God promised through Jeremiah to make a “new covenant” in the future (Jer 31:31-34).

God’s promise to David is not explicitly identified as a covenant in 2 Samuel 7. However, other passages do identify the event as a covenant (see 23:5; 2 Chr 7:18; 21:7; Pss 89:3-4, 28-29; 132:11-12; Isa 55:3; Jer 33:20-21). God’s promise to David that his “favor will not be taken from him” (2 Sam 7:15) speaks of a covenant relationship. Like God’s promise to Abraham, his covenant with David is unconditional: It does not depend on human obedience or faithfulness but only on God’s unchanging love.

At the heart of this covenant is God’s promise to raise up David’s successors forever and to be a father to them (cp. 1 Kgs 11:36; 15:4; 2 Kgs 8:19). God’s blessing on Solomon’s reign is a partial fulfillment of this promise (cp. 2 Sam 7:10-11 with 1 Kgs 8:56; see also 1 Kgs 8:20, 24). God’s patience with the kings of Judah even when they turned away from him was the result of his covenant promise to David (see 1 Kgs 11:12-13; 15:3-5).

The complete and final fulfillment of God’s covenant with David is found in the Messiah, Jesus Christ, the “son of David” (e.g., see Matt 9:27; 20:30-31; 21:9, 15). Isaiah foretold of one who would rule “from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity” (Isa 9:7) and called him the “shoot” growing “out of the stump of David’s family” (Isa 11:1). Both of these references point to the coming Messiah. Four passages in the New Testament teach that Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of the promises made to David by referring directly to 2 Sam 7:1-29 (Luke 1:32-33; Acts 2:29-31; 13:22-23; Heb 1:5). The New Testament opens (Matt 1:1) and closes (Rev 22:16) with reference to Jesus as the son of David, the successor to his throne.

Passages for Further Study

2 Sam 7:5-16; 1 Kgs 8:20-24; 11:9-13; 15:1-5; 2 Kgs 8:18-19; 2 Chr 7:17-22; Pss 89:3-4, 18-51; 132:10-12; Isa 9:6-7; 11:1-10; Jer 33:20-26; Matt 1:1; 20:30-31; 21:1-9; Luke 1:30-33, 67-79; Acts 2:22-36; Rev 22:16

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Will you build me a house in which to live?

(Some words not found in UHB: go and,tell to/towards servant,my to/towards Dāvid thus he/it_had_said YHWH ?,you build to/for=me house to,dwell,my )

Yahweh uses a question to emphasize that David is not the one to build a house for Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You will not build a house for me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) build me a house

(Some words not found in UHB: go and,tell to/towards servant,my to/towards Dāvid thus he/it_had_said YHWH ?,you build to/for=me house to,dwell,my )

Here “house” means a temple. In 7:11 Yahweh will say that he will build a house for David. There “house” means a family. If your language has a word that can express both ideas, use it here and in 7:11.

Parallel 2SA 7:5