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2 Samuel 7:18-29
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David Magnifies Yahweh’s Name

18 Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh, and he said, “(A)Who am I, O Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord Yahweh, (B)for You have spoken also of the house of Your slave concerning the distant future. And (C)this is the law of man, O Lord Yahweh. 20 And again what more can David say to You? And (D)You know Your slave, O Lord Yahweh! 21 (E)For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your slave know. 22 For this reason (F)You are great, O Lord Yahweh; for (G)there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, (H)according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 And (I)what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and (J)to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before (K)Your people whom (L)You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods? 24 Yet (M)You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and (N)You, O Yahweh, have become their God. 25 So now, O Yahweh God, the word that You have spoken concerning Your slave and concerning his house, establish it forever, and do as You have spoken, 26 (O)that Your name may be magnified forever, by saying, ‘Yahweh of hosts is God over Israel’; and the house of Your [a]servant David shall be established before You. 27 For You, O Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed in the hearing of Your slave, saying, ‘(P)I will build you a house’; therefore Your slave has found courage in his heart to pray this prayer to You. 28 So now, O Lord Yahweh, You are God, and (Q)Your words are truth, and You have [b]promised this good thing to Your slave. 29 So now, be pleased and bless the house of Your slave, that it may be forever before You. For You, O Lord Yahweh, have spoken; and (R)with Your blessing may the house of Your slave be blessed forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:26 Or slave, cf. 7:25; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”
  2. 2 Samuel 7:28 Or spoken
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2 Samuel 7:18-29
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David’s Prayer

18 Then King 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? 19 And yet this was a small thing in thy eyes, O Lord God; thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast shown me future generations,[a] O Lord God! 20 And what more can David say to thee? For thou knowest thy servant, O Lord God! 21 Because of thy promise, and according to thy own heart, thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it. 22 Therefore thou art great, O Lord God; for there is none like thee, and there is no God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 What other[b] nation on earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name, and doing for them[c] great and terrible things, by driving out[d] before his people a nation and its gods?[e] 24 And thou didst establish for thyself thy people Israel to be thy people for ever; and thou, O Lord, didst become their God. 25 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; 26 and thy name will be magnified for ever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of thy servant David will be established before thee. 27 For thou, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, hast made this revelation to thy servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore thy servant has found courage to pray this prayer to thee. 28 And now, O Lord God, thou art God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this good thing to thy servant; 29 now therefore may it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken, and with thy blessing shall the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:19 Cn: Heb this is the law for man
  2. 2 Samuel 7:23 Gk: Heb one
  3. 2 Samuel 7:23 Heb you
  4. 2 Samuel 7:23 Gk 1 Chr 17.21: Heb for your land
  5. 2 Samuel 7:23 Heb before thy people, whom thou didst redeem for thyself from Egypt, nations and its gods
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