## Targum Jonathan on II Samuel Chapter 7

###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:1
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וַהֲוָה כַּד יָתֵיב מַלְכָּא בְּבֵיתֵיהּ וַיָי אַנִיחַ לֵיהּ מִסְחוֹר סְחוֹר מִכָּל בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now when the king lived in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:2
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וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא לְנָתָן נְבִיָא חֲזֵי כְעַן דִי אֲנָא יָתֵיב בְּבֵיתָא דִי מְטַלֵל בְּכִיוֹרֵי אַרְזַיָא וַאֲרוֹנָא דַייָ שָׁרֵי בְּמַשְׁכְּנָא בְגוֹ יְרִיעֲתָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, that I live in a house covered with panels of cedar, while the ark dwells in a tent, in the midst of curtains.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:3
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וַאֲמַר נָתָן לְמַלְכָּא כָּל דִי בְלִבָּךְ אֱזֵיל עֲבֵיד אֲרֵי מֵימְרָא דַייָ בְּסַעֲדָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the speech of the LORD is in your aid.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:4
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וַהֲוָה בְּלֵיְלְיָא הַהוּא וַהֲוָה פִתְגָם נְבוּאָה מִן קֳדָם יְיָ לְוַת נָתַן לְמֵימָר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But that same night a prophetic word from before the LORD was with Nathan, saying,


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:5
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אֱזֵיל וְתֵימַר לְעַבְדִי לְדָוִד כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ הַאַתְּ תִּבְנֵי קֳדָמַי בֵּיתָא לְאַשְׁרָאָה שְׁכִנְתִּי בָּהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
“Go and say to my servant, to David, ‘Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house to make my Presence dwell in it?


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:6
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אֲרֵי לָא אִשְׁרִיתִי שְׁכִנְתִּי בְּבֵיתָא מִיוֹמָא דִי אַסְקֵית יַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִצְרַיִם וְעַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין וַהֲוֵיתִי מַשְׁרִי שְׁכִנְתִּי בְּמַשְׁכְּנִין וּבִירִיעָן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Because I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have made my Presence dwell in tents and between curtains.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:7
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בְּכָל אֲתַר דִי הַלְכִית בְּכָל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲפִתְגַם מַלְלִית עִם חַד שִׁבְטַיָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דִי פַקֵדִית לְפַרְנָסָא יַת עַמִי יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמֵימָר לְמָא לָא בְנִיתוּן קֳדָמַי בֵּיתָא דִי מְטַלֵל בְּכִיוֹרָא אַרְזַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
In every place where I have wandered with all the sons of Israel did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to care for my people Israel, saying: Why have you not built a house before Me covered with panels of cedar?’


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:8
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וּכְעַן כִּדְנַן תֵּימַר לְעַבְדִי לְדָוִד כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת אֲנָא דְבַרְתָּךְ מִן דִירָא מִבָּתַר עָנָא לְמֶהֱוֵי מַלְכָּא עַל עַמִי עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant, to David, ‘Thus says the LORD *Sebaoth*: I took you from the sheepfold, from after the sheep, that you should be king over my people, over Israel.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:9
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וַהֲוָה מֵימְרִי בְסַעֲדָךְ בְּכָל אֲתַר דִי הֲלֵכְתָּא וְשֵׁיצֵיתִי יַת כָּל בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבָךְ מִן קֳדָמָךְ וְעַבְדִית לָךְ שׁוּם רַב כְּשׁוּם רַבְרְבַיָא דִי בְאַרְעָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And my speech has been in your aid in whatever place you went. I have cut off all your enemies before you. And I have made you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:10
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וְאַשְׁוֵי אֲתַר מְתַקֵן לְעַמִי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲקַיְמִנוּן וְיִשְׁרוּן בְּאַתְרְהוֹן וְלָא יְזוּעוּן עוֹד וְלָא יוֹסְפוּן בְּנֵי רִשְׁעָא לְעַנָיוּתְהוֹן כִּדְבְּקַדְמֵיתָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And I appointed a fixed place for my people, for Israel, and I established them that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more, that sons of evil shall not continue to afflict them as formerly,


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:11
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וּלְמִן יוֹמָא דִי פַקְדֵית נְגִידִין עַל עַמִי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲנָחֵית לָךְ מִכָּל בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבָךְ וְחַוֵי לָךְ יְיָ אֲרֵי בֵּית מַלְכוּ יְקַיֵים לָךְ יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
from the time that I commanded leaders over my people Israel, and I have given you rest from all your enemies. And the LORD declares to you that the LORD will establish you a kingdom,


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:12
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אֲרֵי יַשְׁלִימוּן יוֹמָךְ וְתִשְׁכּוּב עִם אַבְהָתָךְ וְאָקִים יַת בְּרָךְ בַּתְרָךְ דִי תוֹלִיד וֶאֱתַקֵן יַת מַלְכוּתֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
for, when your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your son after you, whom you will beget and I will establish his kingdom.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:13
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הוּא יִבְנֵי בֵיתָא לִשְׁמִי וְאַתְקִין יַת כּוּרְסֵי מַלְכוּתֵיהּ עַד עָלְמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:14
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אֲנָא אֱהֵי לֵיהּ כְּאָב וְהוּא יְהֵי לִי דָמֵי כְּבַר דְאִם יִסְרַח וְאַלְקִינֵיהּ בְּמַלְקוּת גַבְרִין וּבְמַרְדוּת בְנֵי אֱנָשָׁא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
I will be for him as a father, and before Me he shall be a son, whom, if he grows corrupt, I will chasten with the punishment of men and with the correction of the sons of men.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:15
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וְטוּבִי לָא יַעְדִי מִנֵיהּ כְּמָא דְאַעְדֵיתִי מִן שָׁאוּל דִי אַעְדֵיתִי מִן קֳדָמָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
My goodness will not pass from him, as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:16
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וְקַיֵים בֵּיתָךְ וּמַלְכוּתָךְ עַד עָלְמָא קֳדָמָךְ כּוּרְסֵי מַלְכוּתָךְ יְהֵי מְתַקַן עַד עָלְמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And your house and your kingdom shall be lasting for ever before you. The throne of your kingdom shall be fixed for ever.’”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:17
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כְּכֹל פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין וּכְכֹל נְבוּאֲתָא הָדָא כְּדֵין מַלֵיל נָתָן עִם דָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
In accordance with all these words and in accordance with all this prophecy Nathan spoke with David.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:18
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וַאֲתָא מַלְכָּא דָוִד וִיתֵיב קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אֲנָא כְמִסַת יְיָ אֱלֹהִים וּמַן בֵּיתִי אֲרֵי אַמְטַתְנִי עַד הַלְכָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and said, “I am not sufficient, O LORD God, and what is my house that Thou hast brought me thus far?


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:19
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וּזְעֵירַת עוֹד דָא קֳדָמָךְ יְיָ אֱלֹהִים וּמַלֵלְתָּא אַף עַל בֵּית עַבְדָךְ לְעַלְמָא דְאָתֵי וְדָא חַזְיָא לִבְנֵי אֱנָשָׁא יְיָ אֱלֹהִים:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And yet this was a small thing before Thee, O LORD God. Thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house with regard to the world to come, and this is proper for the sons of men, O LORD God.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:20
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וּמַה יוֹסִיף דָוִד עוֹד לְמַלָלָא קֳדָמָךְ וְאַתְּ עֲבַדְתָּ בָּעוּת עַבְדָךְ יְיָ אֱלֹהִים:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And what more can David say to Thee? For Thou hast fulfilled the prayer of thy servant, O Lord God.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:21
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בְּדִיל מֵימְרָךְ וּכְלִבָּךְ עֲבַדְתָּ יַת כָּל רַבְרְבָתָא הָדָא לְהוֹדָעָא יַת עַבְדָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Because of thy speech and according to thy pleasure Thou hast done all these great things, to make thy servant know it.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:22
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עַל כֵּן רַב אַתְּ יְיָ אֱלֹהִים אֲרֵי לֵית דִכְוָתָךְ וְלֵית אֱלָהָא בַר מִנָךְ כְּכֹל דִי שְׁמַעְנָא אָמְרִין קֳדָמָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Therefore Thou art great, O LORD; for there is none like Thee, and there is no God besides Thee, according to all that we have heard them say before us.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:23
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וּמַן כְּעַמָךְ כְּיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמָא חַד בְּחִיר בְּאַרְעָא דַאֲזַלוּ שְׁלוּחִין מִן קֳדָם יְיָ לְמִפְרַק לֵיהּ לְעָם וּלְשַׁוָאָה לֵיהּ שׁוּם וּלְמֶעְבַּד לְכוֹן רַבְרְבָן וַחֲסִינָן עַד דִי עָלוּ לַאֲרַע בֵּית שְׁכִנְתָּךְ דִיהַבְתְּ לְהוֹן מִן קֳדָם עַמָךְ דִי פְרַקְתָּא לָךְ מִמִצְרַיִם גוֹיִם וֵאלֹהָיו:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And who is like thy people Israel, one choice people on earth, whom those who were sent from before the LORD went to save [to become] a people for Him, and to make for Him a name, and to do for you great and strong things, until they came to the land of the House of thy Presence, which Thou hast given to them from before thy people, which Thou hast saved for Thyself from Egypt,


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:24
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וְאַתְקֵינְתָּא לָךְ יַת עַמָךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָמָךְ לְעַם עַד עָלְמָא וְאַתְּ יְיָ הֱוֵיתָא לְהוֹן לֵאלָהָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Thou didst establish for Thyself thy people Israel to be a people before Thyself for ever; and Thou, O LORD, didst become their God.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:25
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וּכְעַן יְיָ אֱלֹהִים פִּתְגָמָא דִי מַלֵלְתָּא עַל עַבְדָךְ וְעַל אֱנַשׁ בֵּיתֵיהּ אָקִים עַד עָלְמָא וֶעֱבֵיד כְּמָא דִי מַלֵלְתָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And now, O LORD God, confirm for ever the word which Thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house, and do as Thou hast spoken.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:26
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וְיִסְגֵי שְׁמָךְ עַד עָלְמָא לְמֵימַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהִים עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵית עַבְדָךְ דָוִד יְהֵי מְתַקֵן קֳדָמָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And thy name will be magnified for ever, saying, ‘The LORD *Sebaoth* is God over Israel’; and the house of thy servant David will be established before Thee.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:27
[Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/7:27)

אֲרֵי אַתְּ יְיָ צְבָאוֹת אֱלָהָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל חֲוֵיתָא לְעַבְדָךְ לְמֵימָר מַלְכוּ אֲקַיֵם לָךְ עַל כֵּן הֲוָת בְּלִבָּא דְעַבְדָךְ לְצַלָאָה קֳדָמָךְ יַת צְלוֹתָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
For thou, O LORD *Sebaoth*, the God of Israel, hast told thy servant, saying, ‘I will establish you a kingdom’; therefore it was in thy servant’s heart to pray this prayer before Thee.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:28
[Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/7:28)

וּכְעַן יְיָ אֱלֹהִים אַתְּ הוּא יְיָ וּפִתְגָמָךְ אִינוּן קְשׁוֹט וּמַלֵלְתָּא עַל עַבְדָךְ יַת טַבְתָא הָדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And now, O LORD God, Thou art God, and thy words are true; and Thou hast spoken all this goodness to thy servant.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:29
[Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 7:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/7:29)

וּכְעַן שְׁרֵי וּבְרִיךְ יַת בֵּית עַבְדָךְ לְמֶהֱוֵי לְעַלְמָא קֳדָמָךְ אֲרֵי אַתְּ יְיָ אֱלֹהִים מַלֵלְתָּא וּמִבִּרְכָתָךְ יִתְבָּרְכוּן בָּתֵּי עַבְדָךְ צַדִיקַיָא לַעֲלָם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And now, be willing to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be for ever before Thee. For Thou, O LORD God, hast spoken, with thy blessing shall the houses of thy servants the righteous ones be blessed in eternity.”