2 Samuel 7:17 (DRB)

Passage

According to all these words and according to all this vision so did Nathan speak to David.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:15 But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.

2 Samuel 7:16 And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.

2 Samuel 7:17 According to all these words and according to all this vision so did Nathan speak to David.

2 Samuel 7:18 And David went in, and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

2 Samuel 7:19 Bur yet this hath seemed little in thy sight, O Lord God, unless thou didst also speak of the house of thy servant for a long time to come: for this is the law of Adam, O Lord God:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "words", "vision", "nathan", "speak", and "david". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "words" and "vision", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And thy house shall be faithful and..." into verse 18's "And David went in and sat before...", so "words" and "vision" 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 "words" and "vision" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.