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2 Samuel — Capítulo 7

David’s ascension to power over all the tribes of Israel was lined with violence, politics, and intrigue. David was far from a perfect king—he committed adultery, then committed murder to cover it up, and chaos ensued in his family and the nation. Yet God was eternally committed to David and his descendants. He protected David during the many challenges to his authority and mercifully forgave a…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Aconteció que cuando ya el rey habitaba en su casa, después que Jehová le había dado reposo de todos sus enemigos en derredor,

2dijo el rey al profeta Natán: Mira ahora, yo habito en casa de cedro, y el arca de Dios está entre cortinas.

3Y Natán dijo al rey: Anda, y haz todo lo que está en tu corazón, porque Jehová está contigo.

4Aconteció aquella noche, que vino palabra de Jehová a Natán, diciendo:

5Ve y di a mi siervo David: Así ha dicho Jehová: ¿Tú me has de edificar casa en que yo more?

6Ciertamente no he habitado en casas desde el día en que saqué a los hijos de Israel de Egipto hasta hoy, sino que he andado en tienda y en tabernáculo.

7Y en todo cuanto he andado con todos los hijos de Israel, ¿he hablado yo palabra a alguna de las tribus de Israel, a quien haya mandado apacentar a mi pueblo de Israel, diciendo: Por qué no me habéis edificado casa de cedro?

8Ahora, pues, dirás así a mi siervo David: Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Yo te tomé del redil, de detrás de las ovejas, para que fueses príncipe sobre mi pueblo, sobre Israel;

9y he estado contigo en todo cuanto has andado, y delante de ti he destruido a todos tus enemigos, y te he dado nombre grande, como el nombre de los grandes que hay en la tierra.

10Además, yo fijaré lugar a mi pueblo Israel y lo plantaré, para que habite en su lugar y nunca más sea removido, ni los inicuos le aflijan más, como al principio,

11desde el día en que puse jueces sobre mi pueblo Israel; y a ti te daré descanso de todos tus enemigos. Asimismo Jehová te hace saber que él te hará casa.

12Y cuando tus días sean cumplidos, y duermas con tus padres, yo levantaré después de ti a uno de tu linaje, el cual procederá de tus entrañas, y afirmaré su reino.

13Él edificará casa a mi nombre, y yo afirmaré para siempre el trono de su reino.

14Yo le seré a él padre, y él me será a mí hijo. Y si él hiciere mal, yo le castigaré con vara de hombres, y con azotes de hijos de hombres;

15pero mi misericordia no se apartará de él como la aparté de Saúl, al cual quité de delante de ti.

16Y será afirmada tu casa y tu reino para siempre delante de tu rostro, y tu trono será estable eternamente.

17Conforme a todas estas palabras, y conforme a toda esta visión, así habló Natán a David.

18Y entró el rey David y se puso delante de Jehová, y dijo: Señor Jehová, ¿quién soy yo, y qué es mi casa, para que tú me hayas traído hasta aquí?

19Y aun te ha parecido poco esto, Señor Jehová, pues también has hablado de la casa de tu siervo en lo por venir. ¿Es así como procede el hombre, Señor Jehová?

20¿Y qué más puede añadir David hablando contigo? Pues tú conoces a tu siervo, Señor Jehová.

21Todas estas grandezas has hecho por tu palabra y conforme a tu corazón, haciéndolas saber a tu siervo.

22Por tanto, tú te has engrandecido, Jehová Dios; por cuanto no hay como tú, ni hay Dios fuera de ti, conforme a todo lo que hemos oído con nuestros oídos.

23¿Y quién como tu pueblo, como Israel, nación singular en la tierra? Porque fue Dios para rescatarlo por pueblo suyo, y para ponerle nombre, y para hacer grandezas a su favor, y obras terribles a tu tierra, por amor de tu pueblo que rescataste para ti de Egipto, de las naciones y de sus dioses.

24Porque tú estableciste a tu pueblo Israel por pueblo tuyo para siempre; y tú, oh Jehová, fuiste a ellos por Dios.

25Ahora pues, Jehová Dios, confirma para siempre la palabra que has hablado sobre tu siervo y sobre su casa, y haz conforme a lo que has dicho.

26Que sea engrandecido tu nombre para siempre, y se diga: Jehová de los ejércitos es Dios sobre Israel; y que la casa de tu siervo David sea firme delante de ti.

27Porque tú, Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, revelaste al oído de tu siervo, diciendo: Yo te edificaré casa. Por esto tu siervo ha hallado en su corazón valor para hacer delante de ti esta súplica.

28Ahora pues, Jehová Dios, tú eres Dios, y tus palabras son verdad, y tú has prometido este bien a tu siervo.

29Ten ahora a bien bendecir la casa de tu siervo, para que permanezca perpetuamente delante de ti, porque tú, Jehová Dios, lo has dicho, y con tu bendición será bendita la casa de tu siervo para siempre.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

Versículo 1

I. 7:1-29 David was not satisfied merely building a tent for the Ark (6:17). He wanted to build a ho…

7:1-29 David was not satisfied merely building a tent for the Ark (6:17). He wanted to build a house for God. 7:1-2 If God had only a tent while David had a palace, it might create the impression that David was the real king rather than God. Thus, David intended to build a temple for God. 7:1 from all . . . enemies: See Deut 12:9-10; 1 Kgs 5:4; 8:56. David’s rest was temporary because shortly he was at war again (see 2 Sam 8:1-18).

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II. 7:2 Nathan is recorded in David’s life on three occasions: (1) here with a promise for David; (2)…

7:2 Nathan is recorded in David’s life on three occasions: (1) here with a promise for David; (2) in 12:1-15 with a parable of judgment against David; (3) in 1 Kgs 1:11-27 with a plan for installing Solomon as David’s successor. • A cedar palace would have been made of stone with cedar paneling inside.

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III. 7:3 Go ahead and do whatever you have in mind: Nathan’s counsel to David was Nathan’s own idea. A…

7:3 Go ahead and do whatever you have in mind: Nathan’s counsel to David was Nathan’s own idea. As it turned out, God disqualified David from building the Temple (see 1 Chr 22:8). Even true prophets are fallible when speaking on their own initiative rather than from God’s revelation.

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IV. 7:5 Are you the one? God wanted someone to build him a house, but David wasn’t the right person.

7:5 Are you the one? God wanted someone to build him a house, but David wasn’t the right person.

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V. 7:6 never lived in a house: Prior to the building of the Temple in one fixed location, God’s dwel…

7:6 never lived in a house: Prior to the building of the Temple in one fixed location, God’s dwelling was the Tabernacle, a mobile, tentlike structure. The text here uses language of human experience to describe a truth about God (see study notes on Exod 29:18; Deut 8:2). Although God is omnipresent, he chose the Tabernacle and Temple as his “dwelling place” in ancient Israel (see study note on 2 Chr 2:5-6; cp. Acts 17:24).

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VI. 7:7 I have never once complained . . . never asked: While it was a less impressive structure than…

7:7 I have never once complained . . . never asked: While it was a less impressive structure than the Temple, the Tabernacle honored God because he had ordained its use for that period of Israel’s history.

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VII. 7:8-17 Instead of David’s building God a house, God promised to build David a house, a permanent …

7:8-17 Instead of David’s building God a house, God promised to build David a house, a permanent dynasty of kings from David’s descendants. 7:8 tending sheep: Kings in the ancient Near East were often called shepherds (see 1 Kgs 22:17; Isa 44:28; Ezek 34:2; 37:24; Nah 3:18; Zech 10:3). David, who had been a shepherd, called the Lord his shepherd (Ps 23:1).

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VIII. 7:9 I have been with you: Through his guidance and protection, God was actively involved in shapi…

7:9 I have been with you: Through his guidance and protection, God was actively involved in shaping David’s entire life. • I will make your name . . . famous: God made this promise only to Abraham and David. (see Gen 12:2).

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IX. 7:10-11a never be disturbed: Through David and his heirs, a lasting peace would engulf the land, …

7:10-11a never be disturbed: Through David and his heirs, a lasting peace would engulf the land, in contrast with the intermittent and temporary periods of peace during the days of the judges, when one predatory nation after another shattered Israel’s well-being. God’s promise of rest from all your enemies was first mentioned by Joshua (Josh 1:13, 15; 22:4), and later realized in the ministry of some of the judges (Judg 3:11, 30; 5:31; 8:28).

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X. 7:11b he will make a house for you: God wanted to do infinitely more for David than David could c…

7:11b he will make a house for you: God wanted to do infinitely more for David than David could conceive of doing for God. While David was primarily interested in projects such as building a temple, God was interested in bringing blessing to his people through one righteous dynasty of kings.

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XI. 7:12-13 one of your descendants . . . will build a house . . . for my name: David’s son Solomon w…

7:12-13 one of your descendants . . . will build a house . . . for my name: David’s son Solomon would build the Temple; David’s personal involvement in military conflict and bloodshed disqualified him from building God’s Temple (1 Chr 22:8-9).

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XII. 7:14 I will be his father, and he will be my son: Kings in David’s line would enjoy a special cov…

7:14 I will be his father, and he will be my son: Kings in David’s line would enjoy a special covenant relationship with God, as the whole nation of Israel did (cp. Exod 6:7; Lev 26:12). Jesus later became the ultimate fulfillment of this prophecy (see Heb 1:5). Paul quotes this phrase in 2 Cor 6:18 and applies it to all believers. • If he sins, I will correct and discipline him: God would steer David’s offspring, the future kings of Israel, back onto the right track whenever they sinned. Cp. the experience of Jesus, who never sinned, yet endured God’s discipline (see Heb 4:15; 5:8; 12:1-11).

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XIII. 7:16 for all time . . . forever: God’s promises do not negate human responsibility and accountabi…

7:16 for all time . . . forever: God’s promises do not negate human responsibility and accountability (7:14). Wrongdoing requires a just response from God. However, no wayward son of David could move God to withdraw his promise to preserve David’s dynasty. Although the dynasty disappeared for hundreds of years, David’s house and kingdom were renewed in Jesus Christ, the sinless descendant of David who reigns forever.

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XIV. 7:18-29 David responded prayerfully to God’s promise of a dynasty, repeatedly acknowledging God’s…

7:18-29 David responded prayerfully to God’s promise of a dynasty, repeatedly acknowledging God’s true kingship as Sovereign Lord. 7:18 David’s question, “Who am I?” was an expression of genuine humility (cp. Exod 4:11).

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XV. 7:19 God’s plan to give David a lasting dynasty stretched well beyond his lifetime. The promise i…

7:19 God’s plan to give David a lasting dynasty stretched well beyond his lifetime. The promise is fulfilled forever in the eternal reign of Christ (Rev 11:15).

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16. 7:20 You know what your servant is really like: God made his promises to David with full knowledg…

7:20 You know what your servant is really like: God made his promises to David with full knowledge that David had both strengths and weaknesses.

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17. 7:21 God’s will, rather than David’s personal ambition, enabled David to accomplish great things.…

7:21 God’s will, rather than David’s personal ambition, enabled David to accomplish great things. • you have done: David spoke of what God promised to do for his heirs over the generations as an already-accomplished fact, showing his unshakable belief in God’s faithfulness.

Versículo 22

18. 7:22 There is no one like you: David affirms God’s uniqueness (see also 22:32; Deut 4:39; 1 Sam 2…

7:22 There is no one like you: David affirms God’s uniqueness (see also 22:32; Deut 4:39; 1 Sam 2:2).

Versículo 23

19. 7:23 Israel was set apart from every other nation by the uniqueness of its God and by the relatio…

7:23 Israel was set apart from every other nation by the uniqueness of its God and by the relationship the people had with him.

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20. 7:24 David praised God for his goodness in redeeming and establishing the nation of Israel (7:23-…

7:24 David praised God for his goodness in redeeming and establishing the nation of Israel (7:23-24), not just David and his royal line (7:18-21). His prayer is corporate rather than just personal.

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21. 7:25 Confirm it: David was not asking God for a sign (as Gideon had done, Judg 6:17). Rather, Dav…

7:25 Confirm it: David was not asking God for a sign (as Gideon had done, Judg 6:17). Rather, David was saying, “God, may it be so.”

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22. 7:26 Although God had promised to make David’s name great (7:9), David was concerned that God’s n…

7:26 Although God had promised to make David’s name great (7:9), David was concerned that God’s name be honored. David knew that if God were not the focus of the people’s praise, then David’s dynasty would count for nothing.

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