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1 Crónicas 17
Dios Habla Hoy
1 Crónicas 17
Dios Habla Hoy
Alianza de Dios con David(A)
17 Cuando David estuvo ya instalado en su palacio, le dijo a Natán, el profeta:
—Mira, yo habito en un palacio de cedro, mientras que el arca de la alianza del Señor está bajo simples cortinas.
2 Y Natán le contestó:
—Pues haz todo lo que te has propuesto, porque cuentas con el apoyo de Dios.
3 Pero aquella misma noche, Dios se dirigió a Natán y le dijo: 4 «Ve y habla con David, mi siervo, y comunícale que yo, el Señor, he dicho: “No serás tú quien me construya un templo para que habite en él. 5 Desde el día en que saqué a Israel, hasta el presente, nunca he habitado en templos, sino que he estado viviendo de una tienda de campaña en otra y de un lugar en otro. 6 En todo el tiempo que anduve con ellos, jamás le pedí a ninguno de sus caudillos, a quienes puse para que gobernaran a mi pueblo, que me construyera un templo de madera de cedro.” 7 Por lo tanto, dile a mi siervo David que yo, el Señor todopoderoso, le digo: “Yo te saqué del redil, y te quité de andar tras el rebaño, para que fueras el jefe de mi pueblo Israel; 8 te he acompañado por dondequiera que has ido, he acabado con todos los enemigos que se te enfrentaron, y te he dado fama, como la que tienen los hombres importantes de este mundo. 9 Además he preparado un lugar para mi pueblo Israel, y allí los he instalado para que vivan en un sitio propio, donde nadie los moleste ni los malhechores los opriman como al principio, 10 cuando puse caudillos que gobernaran a mi pueblo Israel. Yo humillaré a todos tus enemigos. Y te hago saber que te daré descendientes, 11 y que cuando tu vida llegue a su fin y mueras, yo estableceré a uno de tus descendientes y lo confirmaré en el reino. 12 Él me construirá un templo, y yo afirmaré su trono para siempre. 13 Yo le seré un padre, y él me será un hijo. No le retiraré mi bondad como lo hice con tu predecesor, 14 sino que lo confirmaré para siempre en mi casa y en mi reino. Y su trono quedará establecido para siempre.”»
15 Natán le contó todo esto a David, exactamente como lo había visto y oído. 16 Entonces el rey David entró para hablar delante del Señor, y dijo: «Señor y Dios, ¿quién soy yo y qué es mi familia para que me hayas hecho llegar hasta aquí? 17 ¡Y tan poca cosa te ha parecido esto, Señor y Dios, que hasta has hablado del porvenir de la dinastía de tu siervo y me has mirado como a un hombre de posición elevada! 18 ¿Qué más te puedo decir del honor que has hecho a tu siervo, si tú conoces a este siervo tuyo? 19 Señor, todas estas maravillas las has hecho en atención a tu siervo, según lo quisiste y para darlas a conocer. 20 Señor, no hay nadie como tú, ni existe otro dios aparte de ti, según todo lo que nosotros mismos hemos oído. 21 En cuanto a Israel, tu pueblo, ¡no hay otro como él, pues es nación única en la tierra! Tú, oh Dios, lo libertaste para que fuera tu pueblo, y te hiciste famoso haciendo cosas grandes y maravillosas. Tú arrojaste de delante de tu pueblo, al que rescataste de Egipto, a las demás naciones, 22 porque tú has tomado a Israel como tu pueblo para siempre, y tú, Señor, serás su Dios.
23 »Así pues, Señor, confirma para siempre la promesa que has hecho a tu siervo y a su dinastía, y cumple lo que has dicho. 24 ¡Que tu promesa se realice fielmente y que tu nombre sea siempre engrandecido, y se diga que el Señor todopoderoso es el Dios de Israel, que él es realmente Dios para Israel! ¡Que la dinastía de tu siervo David se mantenga firme con tu protección! 25 Tú, Dios mío, me has hecho saber que vas a establecer mi dinastía; por eso yo, aunque soy tu siervo, voy a hacerte una súplica. 26 Tú, Señor, eres Dios y has prometido a tu siervo tanta bondad; 27 y ahora te dignaste bendecir a la dinastía de tu siervo para que permanezca para siempre bajo tu protección. Tú, Señor, la has bendecido y será bendita para siempre.»
1 Chronicles 17
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1 Chronicles 17
New International Version
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)”
2 Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind,(C) do it, for God is with you.”
3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:
4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You(D) are not the one to build me a house to dwell in. 5 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place to another. 6 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders[a] whom I commanded to shepherd my people, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?(E)”’
7 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler(F) over my people Israel. 8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth. 9 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning 10 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders(G) over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies.
“‘I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you: 11 When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He is the one who will build(H) a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.(I) 13 I will be his father,(J) and he will be my son.(K) I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor. 14 I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne(L) will be established forever.(M)’”
15 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.
David’s Prayer(N)
16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:
“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 17 And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.
18 “What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant, 19 Lord. For the sake(O) of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises.(P)
20 “There is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God but you,(Q) as we have heard with our own ears. 21 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem(R) a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? 22 You made your people Israel your very own forever,(S) and you, Lord, have become their God.
23 “And now, Lord, let the promise(T) you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised, 24 so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!’ And the house of your servant David will be established before you.
25 “You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you. 26 You, Lord, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant. 27 Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight;(U) for you, Lord, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 17:6 Traditionally judges; also in verse 10
1 Chronicles 17
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
1 Chronicles 17
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
17 As David sat in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remains under tent curtains.
2 Then Nathan said to David, Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.
3 And that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 Go and tell David My servant, Thus says the Lord: You shall not build Me a house to dwell in,
5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel from Egypt until this day; but I have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6 Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I say a word to any of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?
7 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over My people Israel.
8 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you, and I will make your name like the name of the great ones of the earth.
9 Also I will appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,
10 Since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Moreover, I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore, I foretell to you that the Lord will build you a house (a blessed posterity).
11 And it shall come to pass that when your days are fulfilled to go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
12 He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.(A)
13 I will be his father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy and steadfast love away from him, as I took it from him [King Saul] who was before you.(B)
14 But I will settle [a]him (Him) in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his (His) throne shall be established forevermore.(C)
15 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
16 And David the king went in and sat before the Lord and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house and family, that You have brought me up to this?
17 And yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; for You have spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God!
18 What more can David say to You for thus honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant.
19 O Lord, for Your servant’s sake and in accord with Your own heart, You have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
20 O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God beside You, according to all that our ears have heard.
21 And what nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to Himself as a people, making Yourself a name by great and terrible things, by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed out of Egypt?
22 You made Your people Israel Your own forever, and You, Lord, became their God.
23 Therefore now, Lord, let the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever, and do as You have said.
24 Let it be established and let Your name [and the character that name denotes] be magnified forever, saying, The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God; and the house of David Your servant will be established before You.
25 For You, O my God, have told Your servant that You will build for him a house (a blessed posterity); therefore Your servant has found courage and confidence to pray before You.
26 And now, Lord, You are God, and have promised this good thing to Your servant.
27 Therefore may it please You to bless the house (posterity) of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for what You bless, O Lord, is blessed forever.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 17:14 The “house” or “kingdom of God,” in which this preservation or confirming of the seed of David is to take place, has two points of reference: first, the Old Testament theocracy [government of a state by the immediate direction of God], and second, the Messianic kingdom of the new covenant. The text of II Sam. 7:16 (kjv) differs: “And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee, and thy throne shall be established forever.” The sense of both is Messianic [though the writer in earlier verses definitely referred not to Christ but to Solomon (I Chron. 17:11-13 and II Sam. 7:13, 14)] (J.P. Lange, A Commentary). “The reference in this prophecy looks beyond Solomon to Him of Whom the greatest princes of the house of David were but imperfect types” (Charles Ellicott, A Bible Commentary).
1 Chronicles 17
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1 Chronicles 17
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God’s Covenant with David(A)
17 Now (B)it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.”
2 Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3 But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall (C)not build Me a house to dwell in. 5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 6 Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’ 7 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you (D)from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be [a]ruler over My people Israel. 8 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have [b]made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth. 9 Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will (E)plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, 10 since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the Lord will build you a [c]house. 11 And it shall be, when your days are (F)fulfilled, when you must [d]go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your (G)seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 (H)He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 (I)I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, (J)as I took it from him who was before you. 14 And (K)I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
15 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
16 (L)Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 17 And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O Lord God. 18 What more can David say to You for the honor of Your servant? For You know Your servant. 19 O Lord, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. 20 O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21 (M)And who is like Your people Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people—to make for Yourself a name by great and awesome deeds, by driving out nations from before Your people whom You redeemed from Egypt? 22 For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God.
23 “And now, O Lord, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, let it be established forever, and do as You have said. 24 So let it be established, that Your name may be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You. 25 For You, O my God, [e]have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You. 26 And now, Lord, [f]You are God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant. 27 Now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You have blessed it, O Lord, and it shall be blessed forever.”
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 17:7 leader
- 1 Chronicles 17:8 given you prestige
- 1 Chronicles 17:10 Royal dynasty
- 1 Chronicles 17:11 Die and join your ancestors
- 1 Chronicles 17:25 Lit. have uncovered the ear of
- 1 Chronicles 17:26 Or You alone are
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