2 Samuel 7:24
ESV
And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God.
NIV
You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.
NASB
For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and You, Lord, have become their God.
CSB
You established your people Israel to be your own people forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.
NLT
You made Israel your very own people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God.
KJV
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God.
NKJV
For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God.
What does 2 Samuel 7:24 mean?
The Davidic Covenant is God's promise to David that he will have a descendant on the throne forever (2 Samuel 7:11–16). But within that covenant is God's promise to Israel. David has expressed His great gratitude for God's blessings for him. Now, he thanks God for His blessings to Israel. He starts by acknowledging that Israel is unique in the world because God chooses to reveal His character and His greatness through His interactions with Israel. He redeemed them from slavery in Egypt and drove out the Canaanites to give them a home (2 Samuel 7:23).But He promises much more. God told David:
"And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall waste them no more, as formerly, from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel…"Peace and rest are unfamiliar concepts to Israel. In the Old Testament story, God often used nations to discipline Israel when they worshiped other gods. After the religious leader rejected Jesus and refused to lead the nation in worshiping their Messiah, God allowed the Romans to send the Jews into exile in AD 70.
2 Samuel 7:9–10
But God will show the world His grace, love, and faithfulness. Because God chose Israel to be His people forever, the nation will have rest from its enemies forever when their Messiah returns.
We look forward to the day God fulfills His promises, and Israel knows their God again.
