2 Samuel 7:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem as his people, to make a name for himself and to perform great and awesome deeds for your land, driving out nations and their gods before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And what nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, to make him a name, and to do for you great and awesome things for your land, before your people, which you redeemed to yourself from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For where is there a people vpon earth as thy people of Israel? For whose sake God wente to delyuer him a people, and to make him selfe a name, and to do them soch greate and terrible thinges in thy lode before yt people, whom thou hast delyuered vnto thy selfe fro Egipte, from the people, and from their goddes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And what one people in the earth is like thy people, like Israel? whose God went and redeemed them to himselfe, that they might be his people, and that hee might make him a name, and do for you great things, & terrible for thy land, O Lord, euen for thy people, whome thou redeemedst to thee out of Egypt, from the nations, and their gods?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And what one people in the earth is lyke thy people, lyke Israel, whose God went and redeemed them to hym selfe, that they myght be his people, and that he myght make hym a name, and do for you great thynges and terrible for thy lande, O Lorde euen for thy people which thou redeemedst to thee out of Egypt euen from the nations and their gods.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people, [even] like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeem to you out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And who `is' as Thy people, as Israel -- one nation in the earth, whom God hath gone to redeem to Him for a people, and to make for Him a name -- and to do for you the greatness -- even fearful things for Thy land, at the presence of Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed to Thee out of Egypt -- `among the' nations and their gods?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, `from' the nations and their gods?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, and to make a name for himself, and to do great and strange things for them, driving out a nation and its gods from before his people?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeem to you out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 9:26 : 26 I prayed to the LORD and said, 'O Lord GOD, do not destroy your people, your inheritance, whom you redeemed through your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a strong hand.
  • Deut 10:21 : 21 He is your praise and He is your God, who has done great and awe-inspiring things for you, which your eyes have seen.
  • Deut 15:15 : 15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I am giving you this command today.
  • Deut 33:29 : 29 Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will come cringing to you, and you will tread on their high places.
  • Neh 1:10 : 10 They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.
  • Ps 111:9 : 9 He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever. Holy and awesome is His name.
  • Ps 147:20 : 20 He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not turn to the proud or to those who follow falsehoods.
  • Ezek 20:9 : 9 But I acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and where I had made myself known to them by bringing them out of Egypt.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."
  • Rom 3:1-2 : 1 What advantage is there, then, in being a Jew? Or what benefit is there in circumcision? 2 Much in every way! First of all, they were entrusted with the very words of God.
  • Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • Ps 65:5 : 5 Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts. We are filled with the goodness of your house, of your holy temple.
  • Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, 'How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies submit themselves to You.'
  • Ps 106:22 : 22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds at the Red Sea.
  • Isa 63:7-9 : 7 I will recount the LORD's kindnesses, the praises of the LORD, according to all the LORD has done for us—yes, the great goodness to the house of Israel, which he has granted them according to his compassion and the abundance of his steadfast love. 8 He said, "Surely they are my people, children who will not act falsely." And he became their Savior. 9 In all their distress, he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and compassion, he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. 10 Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people: Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea, along with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who set his Holy Spirit among them, 12 who sent his glorious arm of power to be at Moses' right hand, who divided the waters before them to gain for himself an everlasting name, 13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble; 14 like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. This is how you guided your people to make for yourself a glorious name.
  • Ps 145:6 : 6 They will speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will proclaim your greatness.
  • Josh 7:9 : 9 The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this and surround us. They will cut off our name from the earth. And then, what will you do for your great name?
  • 1 Chr 17:21 : 21 And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as his own people, to make a name for yourself through great and awesome deeds, driving out nations before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?
  • Exod 3:7-8 : 7 The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cry on account of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.' 8 'So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the place of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.'
  • Exod 9:16 : 16 But I have raised you up for this purpose: that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
  • Exod 12:12 : 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night and strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
  • Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now, if you will carefully listen to My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations, for the whole earth is Mine. 6 You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.
  • Num 14:13-14 : 13 But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them. 14 They will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, LORD, are among these people, that you, LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
  • Deut 4:7-8 : 7 For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him? 8 And what great nation has righteous statutes and judgments like this entire law that I am setting before you today?
  • Deut 4:32-38 : 32 Ask now about the days that are past, from the day that God created humanity on the earth, and from one end of the heavens to the other: Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it been heard of? 33 Has any people heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have heard, and lived? 34 Or has any god ever tried to take for himself a nation from within another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? 35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him. 36 From heaven He caused you to hear His voice to teach you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire. 37 Because He loved your ancestors, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt with His great power and presence. 38 He drove out nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you into their land and to give it to you as an inheritance, as it is today.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 17:20-22
    3 verses
    93%

    20LORD, there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, as we have heard with our own ears.

    21And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as his own people, to make a name for yourself through great and awesome deeds, driving out nations before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?

    22You have made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

  • 2 Sam 7:21-22
    2 verses
    81%

    21Because of your word and according to your own heart, you have done all this great thing to make your servant know it.

    22Therefore you are great, O LORD God, for there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

  • Deut 4:7-8
    2 verses
    79%

    7For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

    8And what great nation has righteous statutes and judgments like this entire law that I am setting before you today?

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    78%

    24And you established your people Israel as your own people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God.

  • Deut 33:29
    76%

    29Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will come cringing to you, and you will tread on their high places.

  • Deut 7:6-8
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    76%

    6For you are a holy people to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be His treasured possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

    7The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

    8But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your ancestors, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

  • Exod 34:10
    76%

    10The LORD responded, "I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will perform wonders never before done in any nation or all the earth. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the LORD, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.

  • 1 Kgs 8:51-53
    3 verses
    76%

    51for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.

    52May Your eyes be open to Your servant’s plea and to the plea of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.

    53For You set them apart from all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O LORD God.

  • Exod 15:11
    75%

    11Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders?

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    75%

    34Or has any god ever tried to take for himself a nation from within another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

  • 1 Kgs 8:23
    75%

    23He said: 'LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below—keeping Your covenant and showing steadfast love to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart.'

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    75%

    2For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be His treasured possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

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    74%

    19He will set you high above all the nations He has made, bringing you praise, fame, and honor. And you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

  • 2 Chr 6:14
    74%

    14He said: 'LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart.

  • Jer 10:6-7
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    6There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.

    7Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You.

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    73%

    24‘O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works You do?’

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    21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done great and awe-inspiring things for you, which your eyes have seen.

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    73%

    12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His inheritance.

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    2 verses
    72%

    20You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt and continue to this day, both in Israel and among all mankind. You have made a name for Yourself that remains to this day.

    21You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, wonders, a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and great terror.

  • Deut 7:19
    72%

    19the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you fear.

  • 2 Chr 20:7
    72%

    7'Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham, your friend?'

  • 2 Sam 7:9
    72%

    9I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.

  • Deut 4:38
    72%

    38He drove out nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you into their land and to give it to you as an inheritance, as it is today.

  • Josh 24:17
    72%

    17For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed.

  • Neh 1:10
    72%

    10They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.

  • Ps 71:19
    72%

    19Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. Who is like you, O God?

  • Josh 23:9
    72%

    9The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one has been able to stand against you to this day.

  • Deut 11:23
    71%

    23then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.

  • Mic 7:15
    71%

    15As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them miraculous wonders.

  • Deut 4:20
    71%

    20But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of His inheritance, as you are today.

  • Acts 13:17
    71%

    17The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, and He made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt. With an uplifted arm, He led them out of it.

  • Ps 86:8
    71%

    8There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours.

  • Amos 9:7
    71%

    7'Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O people of Israel?' declares the Lord. 'Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?'

  • Deut 7:1
    71%

    1When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of, and He drives out many nations before you—the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites—seven nations more numerous and stronger than you,

  • Deut 7:23
    71%

    23But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great panic until they are destroyed.

  • Deut 10:15
    71%

    15Yet the LORD set His affection on your ancestors and loved them, and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.

  • Josh 23:3
    71%

    3You have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all the nations before you, for the LORD your God is the one who fought for you.

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    71%

    4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.

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    8So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, and with signs and wonders.