2 Samuel 7:21
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know [it].
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
20And what can David say more to thee? for thou, Lord Jehovah, knowest thy servant.
Cross References
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?
Joshua 23:14And behold, I am going this day the way of all the earth; and ye know in all your heart, and in all your soul, that not one thing hath failed of all the good words that Jehovah your God hath spoken concerning you: all are come to pass unto you not one thing hath failed thereof.
Psalms 138:2I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
Matthew 24:35The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
Luke 1:72to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,
Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:19-29
David's Prayer for God's Blessing. ( b. c. 1042.) 18 Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord , and he said, Who am I, O Lord God ? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God ; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God ? 20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God , knowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own… Read the whole commentary →