2 Samuel 7:14-8:8

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¹⁴I will be his father, and he will be my son.^(A) When he does wrong, I will punish him^(B) with a rod^(C) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. ¹⁵But my love will never be taken away from him,^(D) as I took it away from Saul,^(E) whom I removed from before you. ¹⁶Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me^[a]; your throne^(F) will be established^(G) forever.^(H)’”

¹⁷Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

David’s Prayer^(I)

¹⁸Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I,^(J) Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? ¹⁹And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree,^(K) Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human!^[b]

²⁰“What more can David say^(L) to you? For you know^(M) your servant,^(N) Sovereign Lord. ²¹For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant.

²²“How great^(O) you are,^(P) Sovereign Lord! There is no one like^(Q) you, and there is no God^(R) but you, as we have heard with our own ears.^(S) ²³And who is like your people Israel^(T)—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name^(U) for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders^(V) by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed^(W) from Egypt?^[c] ²⁴You have established your people Israel as your very own^(X) forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.^(Y)

²⁵“And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise^(Z) you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, ²⁶so that your name^(AA) will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established^(AB) in your sight.

²⁷“Lord Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ So your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. ²⁸Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy,^(AC) and you have promised these good things to your servant. ²⁹Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing^(AD) the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”

David’s Victories^(AE)

8 In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines^(AF) and subdued^(AG) them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.

²David also defeated the Moabites.^(AH) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.^(AI)

³Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer^(AJ) son of Rehob, king of Zobah,^(AK) when he went to restore his monument at^[d] the Euphrates^(AL) River. ⁴David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers^[e] and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung^(AM) all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

⁵When the Arameans of Damascus^(AN) came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. ⁶He put garrisons^(AO) in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject^(AP) to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.^(AQ)

⁷David took the gold shields^(AR) that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸From Tebah^[f] and Berothai,^(AS) towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

Footnotes

2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you
2 Samuel 7:19 Or for the human race
2 Samuel 7:23 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 17:21; Hebrew wonders for your land and before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt, from the nations and their gods.
2 Samuel 8:3 Or his control along
2 Samuel 8:4 Septuagint (see also Dead Sea Scrolls and 1 Chron. 18:4); Masoretic Text captured seventeen hundred of his charioteers
2 Samuel 8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah.

John 9:1-12

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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. ²His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,^(A) who sinned,^(B) this man^(C) or his parents,^(D) that he was born blind?”

³“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.^(E) ⁴As long as it is day,^(F) we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”^(G)

⁶After saying this, he spit^(H) on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. ⁷“Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam”^(I) (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.^(J)

⁸His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”^(K) ⁹Some claimed that he was.

Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”

But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”

¹⁰“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

¹¹He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”^(L)

¹²“Where is this man?” they asked him.

“I don’t know,” he said.

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