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2 Samuel 7:9
9I have been with you everywhere that you have gone. I destroyed all your enemies that were attacking you. Now I will make you famous. Your name will be as great as the names of the earth's greatest men.
2 Samuel 7:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
Context of 2 Samuel 7:9
7I have moved about to many different places with the Israelite people. I chose leaders to take care of Israel's tribes, like shepherds for them. But in all that time, I never said to any of the leaders, ‘You should have built a beautiful house of cedar wood for me.’ 8So tell my servant David that the Lord Almighty says this: I took you from the fields where you were taking care of sheep. I took you from there to become the ruler of my people Israel. I have been with you everywhere that you have gone. I destroyed all your enemies that were attacking you. Now I will make you famous. Your name will be as great as the names of the earth's greatest men. 10I have chosen a place where my people Israel will live. I have put them in that place, where they can be safe. They will not be afraid of trouble from any enemy. Wicked people will not hurt them any more. That happened in the past, 11from the time that I chose leaders to rule my people Israel. But now I will keep you safe from all your enemies. I, the Lord, say to you, David: I will give you descendants who will rule as kings after you. That will be the royal house that I build for you!
Read all of 2 Samuel 72 Samuel 7:9 word by word
וָאֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ בְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֔כְתָּ וָאַכְרִ֥תָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤תִֽי לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֣ם גָּד֔וֹל כְּשֵׁ֥ם הַגְּדֹלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentestהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and have cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
- all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- out of thy sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- and have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- thee a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:9
- 2 Samuel 5:10David became more and more powerful because the Lord God Almighty was with him.
- 2 Samuel 8:6David put groups of his soldiers in Damascus to be guards over the Syrian people. So the Syrians were now under David's authority and they paid taxes to him. The Lord helped David to win all the battles that he fought.
- 2 Samuel 22:30You make me strong, so that I can chase a whole army! With the help of my God, I can climb over any high wall.
- 1 Samuel 18:14David won all his fights because the Lord was with him.
- 1 Chronicles 17:8I have been with you everywhere that you have gone. I destroyed all your enemies that were attacking you. Now I will make you famous. Your name will be as great as the names of the earth's greatest men.
- 2 Samuel 22:1David wrote this song when the Lord saved him from the power of his enemies when Saul was king.
- 1 Samuel 31:6So Saul died there, with his three sons. The young man who carried Saul's armour and all Saul's men died too.
- Psalms 18:37I ran after my enemies and I caught them. I did not turn back until I had killed them.
- Psalms 89:23I will destroy his enemies in front of him I will kill those who hate him.
- Genesis 12:2I will cause your descendants to become a great nation. I will bless you. Everyone will know your name. You will bring my blessing to other people.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises up weak people from the ground. He lifts poor people up out of the dirt. He makes them become friends of princes. He puts them in places of honour. The deep places of the earth belong to the Lord. He built the world on a strong foundation.
- Psalms 113:7He lifts poor people out of the dirt. And he lifts up weak people from the ashes.
- Luke 1:52Some people were ruling countries. But he has taken their power away from them. He has given power to people who do not feel important.
- Psalms 87:3People say great things about you! You are God's own city! Selah.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:9
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-17Verses 4-17 Blessings are promised to the family and posterity of David. These promises relate to Solomon, David's immediate successor, and the royal line of Judah. But they also relate to Christ, who is often called David and the Son of David. To him God gave all power in heaven and earth, with authority to execute judgment. He was to build the gospel temple, a house for God's name; the spiritual temple of true believers, to be a habitation of God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9I have been with you: God guided and protected David throughout his life. In this way, God was actively involved in shaping everything David did. I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land: God promised to make a person’s name great only to Abraham and to David (see Genesis 12:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-174-17. it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan--The command was given to the prophet on the night immediately following; that is, before David could either take any measures or incur any expenses.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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