2 Samuel 7:25

2 Samuel 7:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
• New International Version (NIV)“And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now, O Lord God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said.

Context of 2 Samuel 7:25

23Who is like your people Israel? It is the one nation on earth that God came to free in order to make its people his own, to make his name known, and to do great and wonderful things for them. You forced nations and their gods out of the way of your people, whom you freed from Egypt to be your own. 24You created the people of Israel to be your people forever. And you, Lord, became their God. “Now, Lord God, keep the promise you made to me and my house forever. Do as you promised. 26Your name will be respected forever when ⌞people⌟ say, ‘The Lord of Armies is God over Israel.’ And the house of your servant David will be established in your presence. 27You, Lord of Armies, God of Israel, have revealed it especially to me, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ That is why I have found the courage to offer this prayer to you.

2 Samuel 7:25 word by word

וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַל־בֵּית֔וֹ הָקֵ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that thou hast spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• concerning thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and concerning his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• establishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:25

• Genesis 32:12But you did say, ‘I will make sure that you are prosperous and that your descendants will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one will be able to count them because there are so many.’ ”
• Psalms 119:49Remember the word ⌞you gave⌟ me. Through it you gave me hope.
• Jeremiah 11:4I made this promise to your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, which was an iron smelter. I said, “Obey me, and do everything that I have told you to do. Then you will be my people, and I will be your God.
• Ezekiel 36:37“This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will also let the people of Israel ask me to make them as numerous as sheep.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And do as thou hast said - David well knew that all the promises made to himself and family were conditional; and therefore he prays that they may be fulfilled. His posterity did not walk with God, and therefore they were driven from the throne. It was taken from them by the neighboring nations, and it is now in the hands of the Mohammedans; all the promises have failed to David and his natural posterity, and to Christ and his spiritual seed alone are…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. 25confirm forever the word You have spoken: David was not asking God for a sign (as Gideon had done, see Judges 6:17). Instead, David was saying, "God, let it happen."Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 7:25

• David
• Humility
• Parents
• Prayer

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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