2 Samuel 7:21

American Standard Version (1901)

For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

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  • Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
  • Deut 9:5 : 5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
  • Josh 23:14-15 : 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which Jehovah your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, not one thing hath failed thereof. 15 And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you of which Jehovah your God spake unto you, so will Jehovah bring upon you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you.
  • Ps 115:1 : 1 Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, But unto thy name give glory, For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth's sake.
  • Ps 138:2 : 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
  • Matt 11:26 : 26 yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • Luke 1:54-55 : 54 He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy 55 (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.
  • Luke 1:72 : 72 To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
  • Luke 10:21 : 21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
  • Luke 12:32 : 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  • 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
  • Eph 3:11 : 11 according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

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    15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

    16Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

    17And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; but thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Jehovah God.

    18What can David [say] yet more unto thee concerning the honor which is done to thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

    19O Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all [these] great things.

    20O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

  • 2 Sam 7:17-20
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    17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

    18Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

    19And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come; and this [too] after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!

    20And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.

  • 2 Sam 7:22
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    22Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

  • 2 Sam 7:25-28
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    25And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

    26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee.

    27For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. [

    28And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

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    14and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven, or on earth; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;

    15who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.

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    22For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

    23And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

    24And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David thy servant is established before thee.

    25For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found [in his heart] to pray before thee.

    26And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

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    23and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;

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    21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

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    17Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David.

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    1O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, [even] counsels of old, in faithfulness [and] truth.

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    7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:

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    12behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

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    8And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

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    12And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.