2 Samuel 7:21
For thy word's sake, and according to thy own heart thou has done all these great things, so that thou wouldst make it known to thy servant.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
20And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord God:
Cross References
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, nor is the son of man, that he should be changed. Hath he said then, and will he not do? hath he spoken, and will he not fulfil?
Joshua 23:14Behold this day I am going into the way of all the earth, and you shall know with all your mind that of all the words which the Lord promised to perform for you, not one hath failed,
Psalms 138:2Thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up.
Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass: but my words shall not pass. Shall pass... Because they shall be changed at the end of the world into a new heaven and new earth.
Luke 1:72To perform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy testament.
Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a 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 →