2 Samuel 7:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 17:23-24 : 23 And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said. 24 So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.
  • Ps 72:18-19 : 18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders. 19 Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.
  • Matt 6:9 : 9 Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
  • John 12:28 : 28 Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.
  • Gen 17:18 : 18 And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!
  • Ps 89:36 : 36 His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.
  • Ps 115:1 : 1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith.
  • 1 Chr 29:10-13 : 10 So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever. 11 Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all. 12 Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all. 13 So now, our God, we give you praise, honouring the glory of your name.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 17:23-27
    5 verses
    93%

    23And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said.

    24So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.

    25For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.

    26And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have said you will give this good thing to your servant:

    27And now you have been pleased to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you; you, O Lord, have given your blessing, and a blessing will be on it for ever.

  • 2 Sam 7:25
    87%

    25And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

  • 2 Sam 7:27-29
    3 verses
    85%

    27For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

    28And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;

    29So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!

  • 1 Kgs 8:24-29
    6 verses
    83%

    24And you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

    25So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel before me, if only your children give attention to their ways, walking before me as you have done.

    26So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father.

    27But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!

    28Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant, O Lord God, and to his prayer for grace; give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant sends up to you this day;

    29That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

  • 2 Chr 6:15-17
    3 verses
    81%

    15For you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

    16So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place before me on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; if only your children give attention to their ways, walking in my law, as you have done before me.

    17So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, make your word come true which you said to your servant David.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
    80%

    16And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

  • 2 Sam 7:18-21
    4 verses
    77%

    18Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

    19And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!

    20What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God.

    21Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    76%

    4And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

  • 2 Chr 6:7
    76%

    7Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 7:13
    76%

    13He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

  • 2 Chr 7:16
    75%

    16For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    75%

    12He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

  • 1 Chr 17:16-18
    3 verses
    75%

    16Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

    17And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.

    18What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant.

  • 1 Chr 22:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.

    11Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you.

  • 1 Kgs 9:3
    75%

    3And the Lord said to him, Your prayers and your requests for grace have come to my ears: I have made holy this house which you have made, and I have put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

  • 1 Chr 29:10
    75%

    10So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    74%

    10And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:7
    74%

    7And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.

  • 2 Chr 6:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant and to his prayer for grace, O Lord my God, and give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant makes before you;

    20That your eyes may be open to this house day and night, to this place of which you have said that you would put your name there; to give ear to the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

  • 1 Kgs 8:15
    74%

    15And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to David my father, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

  • 1 Chr 17:10
    74%

    10From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against you; and I will make you great and the head of a line of kings.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    74%

    5And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.

  • Ps 72:19
    74%

    19Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.

  • 1 Chr 28:7
    74%

    7I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.

  • 2 Chr 20:8
    73%

    8And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    73%

    7So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
    73%

    45But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord for ever.

  • Ps 113:2
    73%

    2Let blessing be on the name of the Lord, from this time and for ever.

  • 1 Kgs 8:17
    73%

    17Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 8:42
    73%

    42(For they will have news of your great name and your strong hand and your out-stretched arm;) when he comes to make his prayer, turning to this house: