1 Chronicles 17:11-15
17:11 When the time comes for you to die, 1 I will raise up your descendant, 2 one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
17:12 He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent. 3
17:13 I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you. 4
17:14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’” 5
17:15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him. 6
1 Chronicles 17:27
17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty 7 so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O Lord, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.” 8
1 tn Heb “and it will be when your days are full to go with your ancestors.”
2 tn Heb “your seed.”
3 tn Heb “and I will establish his throne permanently.”
4 sn The one who ruled before you is a reference to Saul, from whom the kingdom was taken and given to David.
5 tn Heb “and his throne will be established permanently.”
6 tn Heb “according to all these words and according to all this revelation, so Nathan said to David.”
7 tn Heb “house.”
8 tn Heb “for you, O Lord, have blessed and [it is] blessed permanently.”