2 Samuel 7
Hoffnung für Alle
Der Herr verheißt David die ewige Königsherrschaft (1. Chronik 17,1‒14)
7 König David konnte in Frieden in seinem Palast wohnen, denn der Herr sorgte dafür, dass ihn die feindlichen Völker ringsum nicht angriffen. 2 Eines Tages sagte David zu dem Propheten Nathan: »Während ich hier in meinem Palast aus kostbarem Zedernholz wohne, steht die Bundeslade Gottes immer noch in einem dürftigen Zelt. So kann es nicht weitergehen!«
3 Nathan ermutigte den König: »Was immer du vorhast – tu es! Der Herr wird dir beistehen.«
4 Doch in der folgenden Nacht sprach der Herr zu Nathan: 5 »Geh zu David, meinem Diener, und sag ihm: ›So spricht der Herr: Du willst ein Haus für mich bauen? 6 Bis heute habe ich noch nie in einem Tempel gewohnt. Seit ich mein Volk Israel aus Ägypten befreit habe, wohnte ich immer nur in einem Zelt und zog von einem Ort zum anderen. 7 Während dieser ganzen Zeit habe ich von den führenden Männern Israels nur eines verlangt: Sie sollten mein Volk weiden wie ein Hirte seine Herde. Nie habe ich einem von ihnen vorgeworfen: Warum habt ihr mir noch keinen Tempel aus Zedernholz gebaut?‹
8 Darum sollst du meinem Diener David diese Botschaft weitergeben: ›Der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, lässt dir sagen: Ich war es, der dich von deiner Schafherde weggeholt hat, um dich zum König über mein Volk Israel zu machen. 9 Was du auch unternommen hast – ich habe dir immer beigestanden. Ich habe alle deine Feinde ausgerottet und dich berühmt gemacht. Du bist in aller Welt bekannt. 10 Auch habe ich meinem Volk Israel eine Heimat gegeben, ein Land, in dem es bleiben und sich niederlassen kann. Keine fremden und gottlosen Völker dürfen euch mehr so unterdrücken wie zu der Zeit, 11 als ich Richter über euch eingesetzt hatte. Alle deine Feinde habe ich zum Schweigen gebracht und dafür gesorgt, dass sie dich in Ruhe lassen. Ich, der Herr, sage dir: Nicht du sollst mir ein Haus bauen, sondern ich werde dir ein Haus bauen!
12 Wenn du alt geworden und gestorben bist, will ich einen deiner Söhne als deinen Nachfolger einsetzen und seine Herrschaft festigen. 13 Er wird mir einen Tempel bauen, und ich werde seinem Königtum Bestand geben für alle Zeiten. 14 Ich will sein Vater sein, und er wird mein Sohn sein. Wenn er sich schuldig macht, werde ich ihn von Menschenhand bestrafen lassen. 15 Doch nie werde ich meine Güte von ihm abwenden, wie ich es bei Saul getan habe. Ihn habe ich damals abgesetzt und dir an seiner Stelle die Herrschaft anvertraut. 16 Deine Nachkommen aber werden für alle Zeiten Könige sein. Niemand wird sie je vom Thron stoßen.‹«
Davids Dankgebet (1. Chronik 17,15‒27)
17 Nathan berichtete David alles, was Gott ihm in der Nacht gesagt hatte. 18 Da ging David in das heilige Zelt, kniete vor dem Herrn nieder und begann zu beten:
»Gott, mein Herr, wer bin ich schon, dass du gerade mich und meine Familie so weit gebracht hast? Ich bin es nicht wert. 19 Und nun willst du mir sogar noch mehr schenken, mein Herr und mein Gott! Du hast mir ein Versprechen gegeben, das bis in die ferne Zukunft reicht. So gütig bist du zu den Menschen![a] 20 Doch was soll ich weiter davon reden? Herr, du kennst mich und weißt, was in mir vorgeht. 21 Weil du es versprochen hast und weil du es so wolltest, hast du all dies Große getan und hast es mich erkennen lassen.
22 Herr, mein Gott, wie mächtig bist du! Keiner ist dir gleich. Nach allem, was wir gehört haben, sind wir überzeugt: Es gibt keinen Gott außer dir. 23 Welches Volk auf der Erde hat solche Wunder erlebt wie wir? Ist je ein anderes Volk von seinem Gott aus der Sklaverei befreit worden, weil er es zu seinem Volk machen wollte? Große und furchterregende Dinge hast du für Israel getan, und so wurde dein Name überall berühmt. Du hast uns von der Unterdrückung der Ägypter erlöst. Andere Völker und ihre Götter hast du unseretwegen vertrieben. 24 Für alle Zeiten hast du Israel zu deinem Volk gemacht; und du selbst, Herr, bist sein Gott geworden. 25 So bitte ich dich nun, Herr, mein Gott: Lass deine Zusage für mich und meine Familie ewig gelten und löse dein Versprechen ein! 26 So wird dein Name für alle Zeiten berühmt sein, und man wird bekennen: ›Der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, ist Israels Gott.‹ Dann wird auch mein Königshaus ewig vor dir bestehen.
27 Du, der allmächtige Herr und Gott Israels, hast zu mir gesprochen. Du hast mir zugesagt: ›Ich werde dir ein Haus bauen und deinem Königtum Bestand geben.‹ Nur darum habe ich es gewagt, so zu dir zu beten. 28 Herr, du bist der wahre Gott, auf dein Wort kann man sich verlassen. Du hast mir, deinem Diener, so viel Gutes verheißen. 29 Bitte segne mich und mein Haus. Lass für alle Zeiten einen meiner Nachkommen König sein. Herr, mein Gott, weil du meine Familie gesegnet hast, wird sie in Ewigkeit gesegnet sein, denn du selbst hast es mir versprochen.«
Footnotes
- 7,19 Wörtlich: Und das ist die Weisung für den Menschen. – Der hebräische Text ist nicht sicher zu deuten.
2 Samuel 7
King James Version
7 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,
5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
18 Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?
20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant.
21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
22 Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God.
25 And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
27 For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
28 And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
2 Samuel 7
New King James Version
God’s Covenant with David(A)
7 Now it came to pass (B)when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around, 2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in (C)a house of cedar, (D)but the ark of God dwells inside tent (E)curtains.”
3 Then Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your (F)heart, for the Lord is with you.”
4 But it happened that night that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, 5 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: (G)“Would you build a house for Me to dwell in? 6 For I have not dwelt in a house (H)since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in (I)a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 Wherever I have (J)moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded (K)to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’ 8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (L)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. 9 And (M)I have been with you wherever you have gone, (N)and have [a]cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth. 10 Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will (O)plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; (P)nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, 11 (Q)since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord [b]tells you (R)that He will make you a [c]house.
12 (S)“When your days are fulfilled and you (T)rest with your fathers, (U)I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 (V)He shall build a house for My name, and I will (W)establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 (X)I will be his Father, and he shall be (Y)My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the [d]blows of the sons of men. 15 But My mercy shall not depart from him, (Z)as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 And (AA)your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before [e]you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
David’s Thanksgiving to God(AB)
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: (AC)“Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. (AD)Is this the manner of man, O Lord God? 20 Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord God, (AE)know Your servant. 21 For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them. 22 Therefore (AF)You are great, [f]O Lord God. For (AG)there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our (AH)ears. 23 And who is like Your people, like Israel, (AI)the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name—and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land—before (AJ)Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods? 24 For (AK)You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; (AL)and You, Lord, have become their God.
25 “Now, O Lord God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said. 26 So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You. 27 For You, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You.
28 “And now, O Lord God, You are God, and (AM)Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. 29 Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You, O Lord God, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed (AN)forever.”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 7:9 destroyed
- 2 Samuel 7:11 declares to you
- 2 Samuel 7:11 Royal dynasty
- 2 Samuel 7:14 strokes
- 2 Samuel 7:16 LXX Me
- 2 Samuel 7:22 Tg., Syr. O Lord God
2 Samuel 7
English Standard Version
The Lord's Covenant with David
7 (A)Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord (B)had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to (C)Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell (D)in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells (E)in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, (F)“Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”
4 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: (G)Would you build me a house to dwell in? 6 I have not lived in a house (H)since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about (I)in a tent for my dwelling. 7 In all places where (J)I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with (K)any of the judges[a] of Israel, whom I commanded (L)to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ 8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, (M)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince[b] over my people Israel. 9 (N)And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel (O)and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place (P)and be disturbed no more. (Q)And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 (R)from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And (S)I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that (T)the Lord will make you a house. 12 (U)When your days are fulfilled and (V)you lie down with your fathers, (W)I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body,[c] and I will establish his kingdom. 13 (X)He shall build a house for my name, and (Y)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 (Z)I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, (AA)I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 (AB)but my steadfast love will not depart from him, (AC)as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 (AD)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.[d] (AE)Your throne shall be established forever.’” 17 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.
David's Prayer of Gratitude
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, (AF)“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. (AG)You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! 20 And what more can David say to you? (AH)For you know your servant, O Lord God! 21 Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. 22 (AI)Therefore you are great, O Lord God. (AJ)For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 (AK)And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name (AL)and doing for them[e] great and awesome things by driving out before your people,[f] whom (AM)you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods? 24 (AN)And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God. 25 And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. 26 And your name will be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 And now, O Lord God, you are God, and (AO)your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 29 Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, (AP)and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 7:7 Compare 1 Chronicles 17:6; Hebrew tribes
- 2 Samuel 7:8 Or leader
- 2 Samuel 7:12 Hebrew loins
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Septuagint; Hebrew you
- 2 Samuel 7:23 With a few Targums, Vulgate, Syriac; Hebrew you
- 2 Samuel 7:23 Septuagint (compare 1 Chronicles 17:21); Hebrew awesome things for your land, before your people
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