2 Samuel 7:10
in 2 Samuel 7And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
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ASV
And 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 afflict them any more, as at the first,
KJV
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,
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This verse in 2 Samuel 7
Commentary
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I will provide a place for My people Israel
The promise widens to the whole people: a place of their own, and an end to the oppression suffered “as they did at the beginning”. The verse looks back over the unrest of Judges and forward to a settled peace David's reign has only begun to taste.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Appoint - That is, I will make room for them, whereas hitherto they have been much distressed by their enemies. Or, I will establish a place for them, that is, I will establish them in their place or land.
Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel,....
A very humble prayer which David offered up to God in return to that gracious message, thankfully accepting God's promises to him, and earnestly praying for the performance of them,
A good king cannot think himself happy unless his kingdom be so. The promises that follow relate to his family and posterity; these therefore, which speak of the settlement of Israel, intend the happiness of his own reign. Two things are promised:-- 1.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan--The command was given to the prophet on the night immediately following; that is, before David could either take any measures or incur any expenses.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
I will appoint a place - I have appointed a place, and have planted them. See the observations at the end, 2Sa 7:25 (note).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Moreover I will appoint ... - It should be: And I have appointed a place, etc., and have planted them, etc. This was already done by the consolidation of David’s kingdom. The contrast between this and 2Sa 7:11 is that of the troubled, unsettled times of the Judges and the frequent servitudes of Israel in those times, with the settled prosperity and independence of the kingdom of David and Solomon.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
I will make a place. I still want to quiet [things] that my people [should have] quiet and tranquility during the days of your son['s reign].
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And from that day that I commanded. It is connected to what preceded it, they will no longer afflict [the people] as before, i.e., before the [days of the] Judges. And as they [also] did from the days of the Judges until now.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י | vesamti | and I will appoint | H7760 → | 584 times |
| מָ֠קוֹם | makom | a place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| לְעַמִּ֨י | leami | for people my | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | leyisrael | for Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּנְטַעְתִּיו֙ | uneta'tiv | and I will plant it | H5193 → | |
| וְשָׁכַ֣ן | veshakhan | and it will dwell | H7931 → | |
| תַּחְתָּ֔יו | tachtav | in it | H8478 → | 505 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִרְגַּ֖ז | yirgaz | it will be agitated | H7264 → | 41 times |
| ע֑וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֹסִ֤יפוּ | yosifu | they will repeat | H3254 → | 212 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַוְלָה֙ | ʾavlah | injustice | H5766 → | |
| לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ | leanoto | to afflict it | H6031 → | 82 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ | barishonah | at the former [time] | H7223 → | 182 times |
וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יand I will appoint
vesamtiH7760 →584 times
מָ֠קוֹםa place
makomH4725 →401 times
לְעַמִּ֨יfor people my
leamiH5971 →1873 times
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לfor Israel
leyisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּנְטַעְתִּיו֙and I will plant it
uneta'tivH5193 →
וְשָׁכַ֣ןand it will dwell
veshakhanH7931 →
תַּחְתָּ֔יוin it
tachtavH8478 →505 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יִרְגַּ֖זit will be agitated
yirgazH7264 →41 times
ע֑וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֹסִ֤יפוּthey will repeat
yosifuH3254 →212 times
בְנֵֽי־sons of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
עַוְלָה֙injustice
ʾavlahH5766 →
לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹto afflict it
leanotoH6031 →82 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃at the former [time]
barishonahH7223 →182 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 60:18No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
it leads to
- Isaiah 26:1
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
- Isaiah 11:9
They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
- Zechariah 9:8
But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with…
- Isaiah 26:1
Through
Jeremiah 24:6I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 42:10
‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster…
- Jeremiah 29:10
For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
- Jeremiah 33:7
I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
- Jeremiah 42:10
Through
Amos 9:15I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 24:6
I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
- Ezekiel 37:25
They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their…
- Jeremiah 24:6
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.