What Does 2 Samuel 7:10 Mean?

“Moreover I will appoint”

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

“a place”

properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

“for my people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

“Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

“and will plant”

properly, to strike in, i.e., fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)

“them that they may dwell”

to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“in a place of their own and move”

to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“them any more”

to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

“no more neither shall the children”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of wickedness”

(moral) evil

“afflict”

to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“as beforetime”

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)