2 Samuel 7:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

David Offers a Prayer to God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said,“Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 8:4 : 4 Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them?
  • 1 Chr 17:16 : 16 David Praises God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said:“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?
  • 1 Sam 18:18 : 18 David said to Saul,“Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”
  • Exod 3:11 : 11 Moses said to God,“Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
  • 1 Sam 9:21 : 21 Saul replied,“Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel’s tribes, and is not my family clan the smallest of all the clans in the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?”
  • Gen 32:10 : 10 I am not worthy of all the faithful love you have shown your servant. With only my walking stick I crossed the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
  • 1 Sam 15:17 : 17 Samuel said,“Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD chose you as king over Israel.
  • Judg 6:15 : 15 Gideon said to him,“But Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.”
  • Isa 37:14 : 14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the LORD’s temple and spread it out before the LORD.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me– less than the least of all the saints– this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ

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  • 1 Chr 17:15-19
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    15Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

    16David Praises God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said:“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

    17And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. You have revealed to me what men long to know, O LORD God.

    18What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition.

    19O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.

  • 2 Sam 7:19-21
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    83%

    19And you didn’t stop there, O LORD God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O Sovereign LORD?

    20What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Sovereign LORD!

    21For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant.

  • 2 Sam 7:17
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    17Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

  • 2 Sam 7:1-5
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    1The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David The king settled into his palace, for the LORD gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.

    2The king said to Nathan the prophet,“Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.”

    3Nathan replied to the king,“You should go and do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.”

    4That night the LORD’s message came to Nathan,

    5“Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD has said: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?

  • 1 Chr 17:1
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    1God Makes a Promise to David When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet,“Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the LORD’s covenant is under a tent.”

  • 1 Chr 17:4-7
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    4“Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD says:“You must not build me a house in which to live.

    5For I have not lived in a house from the time I brought Israel up from Egypt to the present day. I have lived in a tent that has been in various places.

    6Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel,‘Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?’”’

    7“So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:“I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 12:7
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    7Nathan said to David,“You are that man! This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘I chose you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 7:25-27
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    25So now, O LORD God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

    26so you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is God over Israel!’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,

    27for you, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, have told your servant,‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
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    2King David rose to his feet and said:“Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the LORD’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.

  • 2 Sam 24:17
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    17When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the LORD,“Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep– what have they done? Attack me and my family.”

  • 1 Chr 22:1
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    1David then said,“This is the place where the temple of the LORD God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

  • 1 Chr 22:7
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    7David said to Solomon:“My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God.

  • 2 Sam 7:7-8
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    7Wherever I moved among all the Israelites, I did not say to any of their leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel,“Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?”’

    8“So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
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    75%

    27Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”

    28David Picks Solomon as His Successor King David responded,“Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.

  • 1 Chr 21:17
    75%

    17David said to God,“Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! As for these sheep– what have they done? O LORD my God, attack me and my family, but remove the plague from your people!”

  • 1 Sam 18:18
    75%

    18David said to Saul,“Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
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    75%

    7Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

    8The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

  • 1 Kgs 8:17-18
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    74%

    17Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

    18The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

  • 1 Kgs 8:26-27
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    74%

    26Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.

    27“God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

  • 1 Chr 21:8
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    8David said to God,“I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

  • 1 Chr 17:25
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    25for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.

  • 2 Chr 6:17-18
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    17Now, O LORD God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized.

    18“God does not really live with humankind on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
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    32King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

  • 2 Chr 6:4
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    4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 1 Kgs 3:7
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    7Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.

  • 1 Kgs 8:15
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    15He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
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    24Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

  • 2 Sam 6:21
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    21David replied to Michal,“It was before the LORD! I was celebrating before the LORD, who chose me over your father and his entire family and appointed me as leader over the LORD’s people Israel.

  • 1 Sam 26:18
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    18He went on to say,“Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done?