2 Samuel 7:8

8 Ahora pues, dirás así a mi siervo David: Así dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos: Yo te tomé de la majada, de detrás de las ovejas, para que fueras príncipe sobre mi pueblo, sobre Israel

2 Samuel 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 7:8

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David
For it was taken well at his hands, in part, that it was in his heart, and he had a desire to build an house for God, though he was wrong in determining upon it without seeking the Lord; and lest he should be discouraged by the prohibition of him from building, the following things are observed to assure him it was not from disregard unto him, or displeasure at him, that he would not be employed in this service; since the Lord had given sufficient tokens of his favour to him, and with which he should be content, as having honour enough done him; it was enough that God had raised him up from a low estate to great grandeur and dignity:

thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from
following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel;
for that was his employment, to keep his father's sheep, before he was taken into Saul's court, and married his daughter, when after his death he came to have the crown, of Israel: now this is said, not to upbraid him with his former meanness, but to observe the goodness of God unto him, and what reason he had for thankfulness, and to look upon himself as a favourite of God, who of a keeper of sheep was made a shepherd of men, to rule and feed them; so Cyrus is called a shepherd, ( Isaiah 44:28 ) ; and Agamemnon, in Homer ^F23, is called "the shepherd of the people".

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Iliad. 2.

2 Samuel 7:8 In-Context

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

7 Y en todo cuanto he andado con todos los hijos de Israel, ¿he hablado palabra en alguna de las tribus de Israel, a quien haya mandado que apaciente mi pueblo de Israel, para decir: ¿Por qué no me habéis edificado casa de cedros

8 Ahora pues, dirás así a mi siervo David: Así dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos: Yo te tomé de la majada, de detrás de las ovejas, para que fueras príncipe sobre mi pueblo, sobre Israel

9 y he estado contigo en todo cuanto has andado, y delante de ti he talado todos tus enemigos, y te he hecho nombre grande, como el nombre de los grandes que están en la tierra

10 Además yo pondré lugar a mi pueblo Israel, y yo lo plantaré, para que habite en su lugar, y nunca más sea removido, ni los hijos de la iniquidad le aflijan más, como antes