Add parallel Print Page Options

Nathan

47 After him Nathan rose up
    to prophesy in the days of David.(A)

David

As the fat is set apart from the offering of well-being,
    so David was set apart from the Israelites.(B)
He played with lions as though they were young goats
    and with bears as though they were lambs of the flock.(C)
In his youth did he not kill a giant
    and take away the people’s disgrace,
when he whirled the stone in the sling
    and struck down the boasting Goliath?(D)
For he called on the Lord, the Most High,
    and he gave strength to his right arm
to strike down a mighty warrior
    and to exalt the power[a] of his people.(E)
So they glorified him for the tens of thousands
    and praised him for the blessings bestowed by the Lord,
    when the glorious diadem was given to him.(F)
For he wiped out his enemies on every side
    and scorned his adversaries the Philistines;
    he crushed their power[b] to our own day.(G)
In all that he did he gave thanks
    to the Holy One, the Most High, proclaiming his glory;
he sang praise with all his heart,
    and he loved his Maker.(H)
He placed singers before the altar,
    to make sweet melody with their voices.[c](I)
10 He gave beauty to the festivals
    and arranged their times throughout the year,[d]
while they praised God’s[e] holy name
    and the sanctuary resounded from early morning.
11 The Lord took away his sins
    and exalted his power[f] forever;
he gave him a covenant of kingship
    and a glorious throne in Israel.(J)

Solomon

12 After him a wise son rose up
    who because of him lived in security:[g]
13 Solomon reigned in an age of peace,
    because God gave him rest all around,
so that he might build a house in his name
    and provide a sanctuary to stand forever.(K)
14 How wise you were when you were young!
    You overflowed like the Nile[h] with understanding.(L)
15 Your influence spread throughout the earth,
    and you filled it with proverbs having deep meaning.(M)
16 Your fame reached to far-off islands,
    and you were loved for your peaceful reign.(N)
17 For your songs, proverbs, parables,
    and understanding the nations marveled at you.(O)
18 In the name of the Lord God,
    who is called the God of Israel,
you gathered gold like tin
    and amassed silver like lead.(P)
19 But you brought in women to lie at your side,
    and through your body you were brought into subjection.(Q)
20 You stained your honor
    and defiled your family line,
so that you brought wrath upon your children,
    and they were grieved[i] at your folly,
21 because the sovereignty was divided
    and a rebel kingdom arose out of Ephraim.(R)
22 But the Lord will never give up his mercy
    or cause any of his words[j] to perish;
he will never blot out the descendants of his chosen one
    or destroy the family line of him who loved him.
So he gave a remnant to Jacob
    and to David a root from his own family.(S)

Rehoboam and Jeroboam

23 Solomon rested with his ancestors
    and left behind him one of his sons
broad in[k] folly and lacking in sense,
    Rehoboam, whose policy drove the people to revolt.
Then Jeroboam son of Nebat led Israel into sin
    and started Ephraim on its sinful ways.(T)
24 Their sins increased more and more
    until they were exiled from their land.(U)
25 For they sought out every kind of wickedness
    until vengeance came upon them.

Footnotes

  1. 47.5 Gk horn
  2. 47.7 Gk horn
  3. 47.9 Other ancient authorities add and daily they sing their praises
  4. 47.10 Gk to completion
  5. 47.10 Gk his
  6. 47.11 Gk horn
  7. 47.12 Heb: Gk in a broad place
  8. 47.14 Heb: Gk a river
  9. 47.20 Other ancient authorities read I was grieved
  10. 47.22 Heb Syr: Gk works
  11. 47.23 Heb Syr: Gk the people’s