1 Crónicas 17
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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
King James Version
17 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.
2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?
7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
10 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.
11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
16 And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.
18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
19 O Lord, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
20 O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God.
23 Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.
24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
26 And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed for ever.
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).
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