2 Samuel 7:22

that he may magnify thee, O my Lord; for there is no one like thee, and there is no God but thou among all of whom we have heard with our ears.

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In The King James Version

Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

In Context

21And thou hast wrought for thy servant’s sake, and according to thy heart thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make it known to thy servant,

23And what other nation in the earth is as thy people Israel? whereas God was his guide, to redeem for himself a people to make thee a name, to do mightily and nobly, so that thou shouldest cast out nations and their tabernacles from the presence of thy people, whom thou didst redeem for thyself out of Egypt?

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Cross References

Exodus 8:6And he said, On the morrow: he said therefore, As thou hast said; that thou mayest know, that there is no other God but the Lord.

Exodus 15:11Who is like to thee among the gods, O Lord? 1 Who is like to thee? glorified in holiness, 1 Marvelous in glories, doing wonders. 1

Deuteronomy 4:35So that thou shouldest know that the Lord thy God he is God, and there is none beside him.

Deuteronomy 32:39Behold, behold that I am he, 1 And there is no god beside me: 1 I kill, and I will make to live: 1 I will smite, and I will heal; 1 And there is none who shall deliver out of my hands. 1

2 Samuel 22:32Who is strong, but the Lord? 1 And who will be a Creator except our God? 1

1 Chronicles 16:25For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: 1 He is to be feared above all gods. 1

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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