2 Samuel 7:20

And what doth David add more to speak unto Thee? and Thou, Thou hast known Thy servant, Lord Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19And yet this [is] little in Thine eyes, Lord Jehovah, and Thou dost speak also concerning the house of Thy servant afar off; and this [is] the law of the Man, Lord Jehovah.

21Because of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know [it].

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Cross References

Joshua 5:14And He saith, 'No, for I [am] Prince of Jehovah's host; now I have come;' and Joshua falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith to Him, 'What is my Lord speaking unto His servant?'

1 Chronicles 17:18'What doth David add more unto Thee for the honour of Thy servant; and Thou Thy servant hast known.

John 2:25and because he had no need that any should testify concerning man, for he himself was knowing what was in man.

Hebrews 4:13and there is not a created thing not manifest before Him, but all things [are] naked and open to His eyes — with whom is our reckoning.

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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