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2 Samuel 7:23
23There is no other nation on earth like your people, Israel. We are the only nation that you have rescued so that we would belong to you. You did that to show that your name is great. You did great miracles to rescue your people from Egypt where they were slaves. Then you chased out other nations and their gods from the land that you were giving to your people.
2 Samuel 7:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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?
- New International Version (NIV)And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?
- English Standard Version (ESV)And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name and doing for them great and awesome things by driving out before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name—and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land—before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods?
Context of 2 Samuel 7:23
21Because of your covenant you have chosen to do all these great things. You have told me, your servant, what you promise to do. 22Almighty Lord, you are very great. There is nobody like you. You alone are God. What we have heard about you is true! There is no other nation on earth like your people, Israel. We are the only nation that you have rescued so that we would belong to you. You did that to show that your name is great. You did great miracles to rescue your people from Egypt where they were slaves. Then you chased out other nations and their gods from the land that you were giving to your people. 24You chose Israel to be your own people for all time. You, Lord, became our God. 25Lord God, please do the things that you have promised to do for me, your servant, and for my family. Continue to do for ever what you have promised to do.
Read all of 2 Samuel 72 Samuel 7:23 word by word
וּמִ֤י כְעַמְּךָ֙ כְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גּ֥וֹי אֶחָ֖ד בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלְכֽוּ־אֱ֠לֹהִים לִפְדּֽוֹת־ל֨וֹ לְעָ֜ם וְלָשׂ֧וּם ל֣וֹ שֵׁ֗ם וְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹת לָכֶ֜ם הַגְּדוּלָּ֤ה וְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ לְאַרְצֶ֔ךָ מִפְּנֵ֣י עַמְּךָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּדִ֤יתָ לְּךָ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם גּוֹיִ֖ם וֵאלֹהָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And what oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- like thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- like Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- whom Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- to redeemפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
- to himself, and to makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- him a nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- and to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- for you great thingsגְּדוּלָּהgedûlâh gedûllâh gedûllâh · greatnessH1420
- and terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- to thee from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:23
- Deuteronomy 4:7No other nation has a god who is near to them like the Lord our God. Even great nations have no god like that. But when we pray to the Lord our God, he listens!
- Deuteronomy 33:29Israelites, how happy you are! There is no other nation like you. The Lord himself has rescued you. He is the one who keeps you safe, like a soldier's shield. He is like a sword that you use to win against your enemies. Your enemies will fall down with fear in front of you. You will walk all over them.’
- Psalms 147:20He has not done that for any other nation. They do not know his laws. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
- Romans 3:1So someone may ask, ‘Does it help a person if they are a Jew, rather than a Gentile? Does it help a person if someone has circumcised them?’
- Exodus 3:7The Lord said, ‘I have certainly seen the troubles of my people in Egypt. I have heard them when they cry for help because of their cruel masters. I know that they are very sad.
- Exodus 19:5Now you must be careful to obey me and my covenant with you. Then you will belong to me as my special people. The whole earth belongs to me, and I have chosen you from among all the nations.
- Numbers 14:13Moses said to the Lord, ‘Please do not do that! You used your great power to bring these people out of Egypt. If you destroy them, the Egyptians will hear about it.
- Psalms 111:9He rescued his people so that they became free. He made his covenant with them so that it would continue for ever. His name is holy, and people should respect him with fear.
- Isaiah 63:7I will speak about all the good things that the Lord does because he loves his people. We should praise him for everything that he does for us. He has done many good things for us, Israel's family. He helps us because he loves us very much, and he is very kind.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are not like that. You are a special group of people that God has chosen. You serve God like priests who serve a King. You are his own holy people who belong to him. He has taken you out of the dark place of sin, and he has brought you into his great light. He has done all this so that you can tell people how great he is.
- Revelation 5:9The beings that are alive and the leaders sang a new song. They sang: ‘You are so good! You are good enough to take the book. You can break its seals and open it. You can do this because they killed you. When you died, you bought people for God with your blood. You bought them from every tribe, from every language and every nation.
- Exodus 9:16But I have let you live, to show you my power. Then people all over the world will know how great I am.
- Joshua 7:9The Canaanites and the other tribes who live in this land will hear about what has happened. They will come to attack us and they will completely destroy us all. If that happens, nobody will ever respect your great name again!’
- 1 Chronicles 17:21There is no other nation on earth like your people, Israel. We are the nation that you rescued so that we would belong to you. You did that to show that your name is great. You did great miracles as you rescued your people from Egypt. You chased out the nations who wanted to stop them.
- Isaiah 63:12He caused his power to be with Moses, as Moses raised his arm over the sea. He caused the waters to become separate so that his people could go across. In that way, he caused his name always to be famous.
- Ezekiel 20:9But I did not want the people of other nations to insult my name. I had promised Israel's people that I would bring them out of Egypt. The nations near where the Israelites were living knew this.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The nations and their gods - i e. the people and the idols of Canaan.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-29Verses 18-29 David's prayer is full of the breathings of devout affection toward God. He had low thoughts of his own merits. All we have, must be looked upon as Divine gifts. He speaks very highly and honourably of the Lord's favours to him. Considering what the character and condition of man is, we may be amazed that God should deal with him as he does. The promise of Christ includes all; if the Lord God be ours, what more can we ask, or think of? Ep…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Israel was set apart from every other nation by the uniqueness of its God and by the relationship the people had with him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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