2 Samuel 7:20

And what can David add yet more to speak unto thee? since thou, O Lord Eternal, knowest well thy servant?

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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

19And this was yet too small a thing in thine eyes, O Lord Eternal; and thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a distant time. And is this the desert of man, O Lord Eternal?

21For the sake of thy word, and in accordance with thy own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, so as to let thy servant know it.

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Cross References

Joshua 5:14And he said, No; for I am a captain of the host of the Lord: now am I come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed himself, and said to him, What doth my lord speak unto his servant?

1 Chronicles 17:18What can David add yet more [to speak] unto thee of the honor of thy servant? since thou knowest well thy servant.

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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