2 Samuel 7:20

What more, then, can David yet further speak unto thee,—seeing that, thou thyself knowest thy servant, O My Lord Yahweh?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19and hast yet further made this seem little in thine eyes, My Lord, Yahweh, in that thou hast spoken, even of the house, of thy servant, for a great while to come? This, then is the law of manhood, O My Lord, Yahweh!

21For the sake of thine own word, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this great thing,—making it known unto thy servant.

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Cross References

Joshua 5:14And he said—Nay, but, I, as prince of the host of Yahweh, have, now, come. So Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said unto him, What is my lord speaking unto his servant?

1 Chronicles 17:18What, yet further, can David say unto thee, [thus] to honour thy servant,—seeing that, thou thyself, knowest, thine own servant?

John 2:25and because he had, no need, that anyone should bear witness concerning man; for, he, understood what was in man.

Hebrews 4:13And there is, no created thing, can be secreted before him, but, all things, are naked and exposed to his eyes:—as to whom is, our discourse.

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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