Глава 17

1–2. David's intention to build a church. 3–15. Revelation to him through the prophet Nathan. 16–27. David's Prayer. The seventeenth chapter represents, with few exceptions, a verbatim repetition of the contents of 2 Samuel 7. 1 Chronicles 17:1. When David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet: Behold, I live in a house of cedar, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under the tent. The author of Chronicles omits the expression (2 Samuel 7.1): “when Jehovah calmed him (David) on all sides, from all enemies,” in order to eliminate the contradiction of these words with the subsequent narrative, since the bloodiest wars of David with the surrounding nations fell in the following time. 1 Chronicles 17:4. go and say to my servant David, Thus says the Lord: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in, In (2 Samuel 7:5) the words of the Lord take the form of a question, even a doubt: “Will you build me a house?” . Here they are replaced by an expression of positive character: “It is not you who will build Me a house to live in.” 1 Chronicles 17:6. Wherever I walked with all Israel, did I even say a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people: Why don’t you build Me a house of cedar? The title “judge” is replaced in (2 Samuel 7:7) by the title “chief”, “leader”. Judges are the supreme rulers of one or several tribes in the period from the death of Joshua to the accession of Saul. The leader is the leader, the leader of each tribe separately, during the entire period of maintaining the separation of the tribes. 1 Chronicles 17:10. in those days when I appointed judges over my people Israel, and I humbled all your enemies, and I declare to you that the Lord will build you a house. In (2 Samuel 7.11) the verb “I proclaim” is in the second person and directly refers to Jehovah: “Jehovah has declared.” 1 Chronicles 17:11. When your days are fulfilled, and you go to your fathers, then I will raise up your seed after you, which will be from your sons, and I will establish his kingdom. Literally translated from the Hebrew, “since your days are fulfilled that you should go to your ancestors,” the verse gives the impression that the revelation was given to David shortly before his death. In the book. Kings (2 Samuel 7:12) - another expression: “when your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers.” Correct reading is undoubtedly on the side of the book. Kings, since the revelation through Nathan was communicated to David at the beginning, but not at the end of his reign. 1 Chronicles 17:13. I will be his father, and he will be My son, and I will not take My mercy from him, as I took from the one who was before you. The author omits the words that make up the second half of the verse (2 Samuel 7:14): “If he sins, I will punish him with the rod of men and the stripes of the sons of men,” perhaps in order to highlight the ongoing mercy of Jehovah to the house of David and thereby present the latter in one favorable light, or in order to indicate the direct relation of the promise about the descendant of David to one Messiah: “who was before you,” i.e. Saul. He is directly named in (2 Samuel 7:15). 1 Chronicles 17:14. I will set him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever. Reading a book Chronicles emphasizes the messianic character of the promise more strongly than the reading of 2 books that deviates from it. Kingdoms The descendant of David will be “forever in My house and in My kingdom,” i.e. in a theocracy, the existence of which did not end with the times of the Old Testament. 1 Chronicles 17:17. But even this was still not enough in Thy sight, O God; You proclaim the house of Your servant into the distance, and You look upon me as a great man, O Lord God! The phrase: “and you look upon me as a great man, O Lord God,” replaces the unclear expression (2 Samuel 7:19): “this is human, O Lord God.” 1 Chronicles 17:18. What more can David add before You to exalt Your servant? You know Your servant! The book of 2 Samuel, which in a place parallel to this verse (2 Samuel 7:20) conveys the idea that David does not know how to thank the Lord, provides a more understandable reading than the book. Chronicles, indicating that David does not know what he should desire for his glory. You might be interested in: