God’s Promise to David^(A)

7 After the king was settled in his palace^(B) and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies^(C) around him,^{(D) 2} he said to Nathan^(E) the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house^(F) of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”^(G)

³ Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind,^(H) go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

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

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

David’s Prayer^(AU)

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

David’s Victories^(BQ)

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

² David also defeated the Moabites.^(BT) 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.^(BU)

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

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

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

⁹ When Tou^[h] king of Hamath^(CF) heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,^{(CG) 10} he sent his son Joram^[i] to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.

¹¹ King David dedicated^(CH) these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued: ¹² Edom^[j](CI) and Moab,^(CJ) the Ammonites^(CK) and the Philistines,^(CL) and Amalek.^(CM) He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹³ And David became famous^(CN) after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites^[k] in the Valley of Salt.^(CO)

¹⁴ He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites^(CP) became subject to David.^(CQ) The Lord gave David victory^(CR) wherever he went.^(CS)

David’s Officials^(CT)

¹⁵ David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right^(CU) for all his people. ¹⁶ Joab^(CV) son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat^(CW) son of Ahilud was recorder;^{(CX) 17} Zadok^(CY) son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar^(CZ) were priests; Seraiah was secretary;^{(DA) 18} Benaiah^(DB) son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites^(DC) and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.^[l]

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

¹⁵ “If you love me, keep my commands.^{(A) 16} And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate^(B) to help you and be with you forever— ¹⁷ the Spirit of truth.^(C) The world cannot accept him,^(D) because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be^[a] in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you as orphans;^(E) I will come to you.^{(F) 19} Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me.^(G) Because I live, you also will live.^{(H) 20} On that day^(I) you will realize that I am in my Father,^(J) and you are in me, and I am in you.^{(K) 21} Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.^(L) The one who loves me will be loved by my Father,^(M) and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

²² Then Judas^(N) (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”^(O)

²³ Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.^(P) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.^{(Q) 24} Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.^(R)

²⁵ “All this I have spoken while still with you. ²⁶ But the Advocate,^(S) the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,^(T) will teach you all things^(U) and will remind you of everything I have said to you.^{(V) 27} Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.^(W) I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled^(X) and do not be afraid.

²⁸ “You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’^(Y) If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father,^(Z) for the Father is greater than I.^{(AA) 29} I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe.^{(AB) 30} I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world^(AC) is coming. He has no hold over me, ³¹ but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.^(AD)

“Come now; let us leave.