2 Samuel 7:11 (DBY)

Passage

and since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I have given thee rest from all thine enemies; and Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:9 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth.

2 Samuel 7:10 And I will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness afflict them any more, as formerly,

2 Samuel 7:11 and since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I have given thee rest from all thine enemies; and Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.

2 Samuel 7:12 When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

2 Samuel 7:13 It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "since", "time", "commanded", "judges", "over", "people", "israel", and "given". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "since" and "time", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And I will appoint a place for..." into verse 12's "When thy days are fulfilled and thou...", so "since" and "time" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "since" and "time" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.