2 Samuel 7:21

For 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

In Context

20What more, then, can David yet further speak unto thee,—seeing that, thou thyself knowest thy servant, O My Lord Yahweh?

22For this cause, hast thou magnified thyself, O Yahweh Elohim,—for there is none like unto, thee, yea there is no God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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Cross References

Numbers 23:19GOD is, not a man, that he should lie, Nor a son of Adam, that he should repent,—Hath, he, said, and will not perform? Yea spoken, and will not make it stand fast?

Joshua 23:14But lo! I am going to-day, in the way of all the earth,—ye must acknowledge, therefore, with all your heart and with all your soul, that there hath not failed a single thing, out of all the good things which Yahweh your God spake concerning you, the whole, hath come to pass to you, there hath not failed thereof, a single thing.

Psalms 138:2I will bow down towards thy holy temple, and thank thy Name, for thy lovingkindness and for thy faithfulness, For thou hast magnified, above all thy Name, thy word!

Matthew 24:35The heaven and the earth, shall pass away, but, my words, shall, in nowise, pass away.

Luke 1:72To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant,—

Luke 12:32Be not afraid, the dear little flock! for your Father delighteth to give you, the 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 →

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