Discovery Box2 Samuel 7:25-29 
Context7:25 So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. 1 Do as you promised, 2 7:26 so you may gain lasting fame, 3 as people say, 4 ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!’ The dynasty 5 of your servant David will be established before you, 7:27 for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told 6 your servant, ‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ 7 That is why your servant has had the courage 8 to pray this prayer to you. 7:28 Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! 9 May your words prove to be true! 10 You have made this good promise to your servant! 11 7:29 Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty 12 so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!” 13
1 tn Heb “and now, O
2 tn Heb “as you have spoken.”
3 tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result.
4 tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “the house.” See the note on “dynastic house” in the following verse.
6 tn Heb “have uncovered the ear of.”
7 tn Heb “a house.” This maintains the wordplay from v. 11 (see the note on the word “house” there) and is continued in v. 29.
8 tn Heb “has found his heart.”
9 tn Heb “the God.” The article indicates uniqueness here.
10 tn The translation understands the prefixed verb form as a jussive, indicating David’s wish/prayer. Another option is to take the form as an imperfect and translate “your words are true.”
11 tn Heb “and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.”
12 tn Heb “house” (again later in this verse). See the note on “dynastic house” in v. 27.
13 tn Or “permanently”; cf. NLT “it is an eternal blessing.”
