2 Samuel 7:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I was with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    I 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest,{H1980} and have cut off{H3772} all thine enemies{H341} from before thee;{H6440} and I will make{H6213} thee a great{H1419} name,{H8034} like unto the name{H8034} of the great{H1419} ones that are in the earth.{H776}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest{H1980}{(H8804)}, and have cut off{H3772}{(H8686)} all thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)} out of thy sight{H6440}, and have made{H6213}{(H8804)} thee a great{H1419} name{H8034}, like unto the name{H8034} of the great{H1419} men that are in the earth{H776}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & haue bene wt the whither so euer thou wentest, & haue roted out all thine enemies before the, & haue made the a greate name, acordinge to the name of the greate men vpon earth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I was with thee wheresoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a great name, like vnto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I was with thee in all that thou wentest to, and haue destroyed all thyne enemies out of thy sight, & haue made thee a great name, lyke vnto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and I am with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and I cut off all thine enemies from thy presence, and have made for thee a great name, as the name of the great ones who `are' in the earth,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 5:10 : 10 And David went on and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
  • 1 Chr 17:8 : 8 And I have been with you wherever you have walked, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
  • Ps 18:37-42 : 37 I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn back till they were consumed. 38 I have wounded them so that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet. 39 For you have girded me with strength for the battle: you have subdued under me those who rose up against me. 40 You have also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy those who hate me. 41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he did not answer them. 42 Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind: I cast them out like dirt in the streets.
  • 2 Sam 8:6 : 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became David's servants and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
  • 2 Sam 8:14 : 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
  • 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 He raises up the poor from the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ashes, to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
  • 1 Sam 18:14 : 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
  • Ps 113:7-8 : 7 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap; 8 That He may set them with princes, even with the princes of His people.
  • Luke 1:52 : 52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
  • 1 Sam 31:6 : 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
  • 2 Sam 22:1 : 1 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:
  • 2 Sam 22:30 : 30 For by you I have run through a troop: by my God I have leaped over a wall.
  • 2 Sam 22:34-38 : 34 He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places. 35 He teaches my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms. 36 You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your gentleness has made me great. 37 You have enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. 38 I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
  • Ps 87:3-6 : 3 Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Selah. 4 I will mention Rahab and Babylon to those who know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. 5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the Most High himself shall establish her. 6 The LORD shall count, when he writes up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.
  • Ps 89:23 : 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him.

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    6 Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar?

    7 Now therefore thus shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepfold, even from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over my people Israel:

    8 And I have been with you wherever you have walked, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

    9 Also I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness oppress them any more, as at the beginning,

    10 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover, I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore, I tell you that the LORD will build you a house.

    11 And it shall happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

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    7 In all the places where I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar?

    8 Now therefore, so shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

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    10 Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; nor shall the children of wickedness afflict them anymore, as before,

    11 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the LORD tells you that he will make you a house.

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    18 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?

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    20 And what can David say more to you? for you, Lord GOD, know your servant.

    21 For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, you have done all these great things, to make your servant know them.

    22 Therefore you are great, O LORD God: for there is none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

    23 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?

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    37 And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:24-25
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    24 Who have kept with your servant David my father what you promised him: you also spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is this day.

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    17 As for you, if you will walk before Me, as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and keep My statutes and My judgments;

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    5 Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom upon Israel forever, as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man upon the throne of Israel.

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    7 Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.

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    19 O LORD, for your servant's sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

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    16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

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

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  • 2 Sam 5:2
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