There is an allusion to this verse in Acts 2.30.

He: the pronoun in Hebrew is emphatic, and it is important to retain this emphasis in translation. New International Version does so by saying “He is the one who….” Similarly Knox says “he it is….” Compare also Good News Translation. Fox shows this emphasis in the Hebrew by using italic font for the pronoun. The idea behind this emphasis is that it definitely will not be David who will do the building of the temple.

Here again the word house refers to a temple as the play on words between the meanings “temple” and “dynasty” continues.

For my name: since the name represents the person in the Old Testament, it will be better in many languages to translate as in Good News Translation, New Century Version, and Contemporary English Version, “for me.”

Establish the throne of his kingdom: this is similar to the expression used in the previous verse, but here the word throne is added. The idea is that the existence of the throne and therefore of the kingdom is guaranteed, and that it is God’s action that assures this. The verb establish, a key term in this chapter, is repeated in verse 16. Compare also 5.12 and 1 Sam 13.13. A possible translation model is “no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him” (Contemporary English Version) or “I will always keep his kingdom strong.”

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on the First and Second Books of Samuel, Volume 2. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2001. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .