2 Samuel 7:11 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →God turns David's plan around: instead of David building Him a house, the LORD declares He will build David a house.
What Does 2 Samuel 7:11 Mean?
Recalling the turbulent days of the judges and the rest He has now given David from all his enemies, the LORD delivers the great reversal: the king who wished to build God a house is told that God will make him an house. The word means a dynasty, a lasting line of descendants. The gift far outruns the offer.
This is the heart of the chapter. David sought to give, and God answers by giving infinitely more. So it always is with the Lord: we bring Him our small gifts, and He overwhelms us with His own. What we could never build for ourselves, God freely builds for us, establishing what no human hand could secure.
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What does 2 Samuel 7:11 mean?
God turns David's plan around: instead of David building Him a house, the LORD declares He will build David a house.