1 Chronicles 16:37-43

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³⁷David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements.^(A) ³⁸He also left Obed-Edom^(B) and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah,^(C) were gatekeepers.

³⁹David left Zadok^(D) the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon^(E) ⁴⁰to present burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law^(F) of the Lord, which he had given Israel. ⁴¹With them were Heman^(G) and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, “for his love endures forever.” ⁴²Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song.^(H) The sons of Jeduthun^(I) were stationed at the gate.

⁴³Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family.

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1 Chronicles 15

1 Chronicles 17

2 Samuel 6:20-23

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²⁰When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked^(A) in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”

²¹David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed^(B) me ruler^(C) over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord. ²²I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.”

²³And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

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2 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 8:15-9:13

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David’s Officials^(A)

¹⁵David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right^(B) for all his people. ¹⁶Joab^(C) son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat^(D) son of Ahilud was recorder;^(E) ¹⁷Zadok^(F) son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar^(G) were priests; Seraiah was secretary;^(H) ¹⁸Benaiah^(I) son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites^(J) and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.^[a]

David and Mephibosheth

9 David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”^(K)

²Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba.^(L) They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”

“At your service,” he replied.

³The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?”

Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan;^(M) he is lame^(N) in both feet.”

⁴“Where is he?” the king asked.

Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir^(O) son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”

⁵So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel.

⁶When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor.^(P)

David said, “Mephibosheth!”

“At your service,” he replied.

⁷“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan.^(Q) I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.^(R)”

⁸Mephibosheth^(S) bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog^(T) like me?”

⁹Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. ¹⁰You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson^(U) may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

¹¹Then Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s^[b] table like one of the king’s sons.^(V)

¹²Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth.^(W) ¹³And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet.

Footnotes

2 Samuel 8:18 Or were chief officials (see Septuagint and Targum; see also 1 Chron. 18:17)
2 Samuel 9:11 Septuagint; Hebrew my

2 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 10

1 Chronicles 17:1-2

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God’s Promise to David^(A)

17 After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.^(B)”

²Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind,^(C) do it, for God is with you.”

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1 Chronicles 16

1 Chronicles 18

2 Samuel 7:4-29

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⁴But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

⁵“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you^(A) the one to build me a house to dwell in?^(B) ⁶I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day.^(C) I have been moving from place to place with a tent^(D) as my dwelling.^(E) ⁷Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites,^(F) did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd^(G) my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house^(H) of cedar?^(I)”’

⁸“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock,^(J) and appointed you ruler^(K) over my people Israel.^(L) ⁹I have been with you wherever you have gone,^(M) and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.^(N) Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.^(O) ¹⁰And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant^(P) them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed.^(Q) Wicked^(R) people will not oppress them anymore,^(S) as they did at the beginning ¹¹and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders^[a]^(T) over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.^(U)

“‘The Lord declares^(V) to you that the Lord himself will establish^(W) a house^(X) for you: ¹²When your days are over and you rest^(Y) with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood,^(Z) and I will establish his kingdom.^(AA) ¹³He is the one who will build a house^(AB) for my Name,^(AC) and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.^(AD) ¹⁴I will be his father, and he will be my son.^(AE) When he does wrong, I will punish him^(AF) with a rod^(AG) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. ¹⁵But my love will never be taken away from him,^(AH) as I took it away from Saul,^(AI) whom I removed from before you. ¹⁶Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me^[b]; your throne^(AJ) will be established^(AK) forever.^(AL)’”

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

David’s Prayer^(AM)

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

“Who am I,^(AN) 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,^(AO) Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human!^[c]

²⁰“What more can David say^(AP) to you? For you know^(AQ) your servant,^(AR) 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^(AS) you are,^(AT) Sovereign Lord! There is no one like^(AU) you, and there is no God^(AV) but you, as we have heard with our own ears.^(AW) ²³And who is like your people Israel^(AX)—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name^(AY) for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders^(AZ) by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed^(BA) from Egypt?^[d] ²⁴You have established your people Israel as your very own^(BB) forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.^(BC)

²⁵“And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise^(BD) you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, ²⁶so that your name^(BE) 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^(BF) 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,^(BG) 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^(BH) the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 7:11 Traditionally judges
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.