2 Samuel 7:20

What more can I, David, tell you? You know exactly what your servant is like, Lord God.

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In The King James Version

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

In Context

19God, you talk as if this was a small thing in your eyes, and you also have spoken about the future of my house, my family dynasty. Is this your usual way of dealing with human beings, Lord God?

21You're doing all this for me and you have explained it to me, your servant, because of your promise and because it's what you want to do.

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Cross References

Joshua 5:14Joshua fell down with his face to the ground in awe. Then he said, “What orders does my lord have for his servant?”

1 Chronicles 17:18What more can I, David, say to you for honoring me in this way? You know your servant all too well!

John 2:25He didn't need anyone to tell him about human nature for he knew the way people think.

Hebrews 4:13No living being is hidden from his sight; everything is exposed and visible to the one we're accountable to.

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 →

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