II Samuel 7:8
“Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 7:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und nun sollst du also zu meinem Knechte David sagen: So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Ich habe dich von der Trift genommen, hinter dem Kleinvieh weg, daß du Fürst sein solltest über mein Volk, über Israel;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora pues, dirás así á mi siervo David: Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Yo te tomé de la majada, de detrás de las ovejas, para que fueses príncipe sobre mi pueblo, sobre Israel;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Agora, pois, dirás assim a meu servo Davi: Assim disse o SENHOR dos exércitos: Eu te tomei da malhada, de detrás das ovelhas, para que fosses príncipe sobre meu povo, sobre Israel;
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Agora, pois, diz a meu servo Davi: "Isto é o que Yahweh dos Exércitos diz: 'Eu te tirei das pastagens, de detrás das ovelhas, para que tu fosses governante sobre o Meu povo Israel.
📖 II Samuel 7:8 in Context
6Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
8Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
9And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
10Moreover 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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