2 Samuel 7:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For you have confirmed to yourself your people Israel to be a people unto you forever: and you, LORD, have become their God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou didst establish{H3559} to thyself thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478} to be a people{H5971} unto thee for{H5704} ever;{H5769} and thou, Jehovah,{H3068} becamest{H1961} their God.{H430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For thou hast confirmed{H3559}{(H8787)} to thyself thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478} to be a people{H5971} unto thee for{H5704} ever{H5769}: and thou, LORD{H3068}, art become{H1961}{(H8804)} their God{H430}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And thy people of Israel hast thou prepared the to be a people vnto thyne owne selfe for euer, and thou O LORDE art become their God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For thou hast ordeyned to thy selfe thy people Israel to be thy people for euer: and thou Lord art become their God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For thou hast ordeyned thy people Israel to be thy people for euer, and thou Lorde art become their God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You did establish to yourself your people Israel to be a people to you forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Yea, Thou dost establish to Thee Thy people Israel, to Thee for a people unto the age, and Thou, Jehovah, hast been to them for God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You established for yourself your people Israel to be a people to you forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O LORD, became their God.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 26:18 : 18 And the LORD has declared today that you are His treasured people as He promised, and that you are to keep all His commandments.
  • Gen 17:7 : 7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
  • Ps 48:14 : 14 Consider her ramparts, examine her palaces, so that you may tell a future generation.
  • Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, for the LORD, the LORD Himself, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.
  • Jer 31:1 : 1 At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.
  • Jer 31:33 : 33 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  • Jer 32:38 : 38 They will be My people, and I will be their God.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’
  • John 1:12 : 12 Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.
  • Rom 9:25-26 : 25 As he says in Hosea: 'I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and her who was not beloved, ‘Beloved.’' 26 And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
  • 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • Exod 6:7 : 7 'I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.'
  • Exod 15:2 : 2 The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will glorify Him; the God of my father, and I will exalt Him.
  • Deut 27:9 : 9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, 'Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.'
  • 2 Sam 7:23 : 23 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?
  • 1 Chr 17:22 : 22 You have made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Chr 17:21-24
    4 verses
    91%

    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?

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

    23 "And now, LORD, let the word you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

    24 so that your name will be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God.' And may the house of your servant David be established before you.

  • 2 Sam 7:21-23
    3 verses
    78%

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

    22 Therefore 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.

    23 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?

  • Deut 7:6
    76%

    6 For 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.

  • Deut 26:17-19
    3 verses
    76%

    17 Today you have declared that the LORD will be your God, that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes, commandments, and judgments, and obey His voice.

    18 And the LORD has declared today that you are His treasured people as He promised, and that you are to keep all His commandments.

    19 He 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 Sam 7:25-28
    4 verses
    76%

    25 And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house, and do as you have spoken.

    26 May your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,' and may the house of your servant David be established before you.

    27 For you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.

    28 And now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

  • Deut 14:2
    75%

    2 For 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.

  • 2 Chr 20:7
    74%

    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?'

  • Deut 29:13
    74%

    13 It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant and this oath.

  • 1 Kgs 8:51-53
    3 verses
    74%

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

    52 May 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.

    53 For 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.

  • Jer 30:22
    73%

    22 You will be My people, and I will be your God.

  • Deut 28:9
    73%

    9 The LORD will establish you as His holy people, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.

  • Deut 27:9
    72%

    9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, 'Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.'

  • 1 Chr 17:26
    72%

    26 And now, LORD, you are God, and you have made this good promise concerning your servant.

  • Ps 33:12
    71%

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

  • 1 Kgs 8:24
    71%

    24 'You have kept Your word to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You fulfilled with Your hand, as it is today.'

  • 1 Chr 16:17
    71%

    17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

  • Ps 135:4
    71%

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

  • Jer 31:1
    71%

    1 At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    71%

    2 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
    71%

    16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.

  • Gen 17:7
    71%

    7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

  • Ps 77:14
    71%

    14 Your way, O God, is holy. Who is so great a God as our God?

  • Ps 50:7
    70%

    7 Hear, my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you: I am God, your God.

  • Deut 4:20
    70%

    20 But 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.

  • Ps 105:10
    70%

    10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

  • 2 Sam 7:19
    70%

    19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord GOD. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a long time to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord GOD!

  • Ps 10:16
    70%

    16 The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations have perished from His land.

  • 1 Chr 29:10
    70%

    10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Blessed are you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting."

  • Ezek 37:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.

    28 Then the nations will know that I, the Lord, make Israel holy, when My sanctuary is among them forever.

  • Deut 10:15
    70%

    15 Yet 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.

  • 2 Chr 6:15
    70%

    15 You have kept Your promise to Your servant David, my father. With Your mouth, You spoke it, and with Your hand, You have fulfilled it as it is today.

  • Jer 7:7
    70%

    7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors forever and ever.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    70%

    7 Now then, tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

  • Deut 4:7
    70%

    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?

  • 2 Sam 7:10
    69%

    10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. Evil people will not continue to oppress them as they did at the beginning,

  • Jer 32:38
    69%

    38 They will be My people, and I will be their God.

  • 2 Chr 6:17
    69%

    17 'Now then, LORD, God of Israel, let Your word that You spoke to Your servant David be confirmed.