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2 Samuel 7:22
22“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.
2 Samuel 7:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!
Context of 2 Samuel 7:22
20“What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign Lord. 21For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant. “How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. 23And 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? 24You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.
Read all of 2 Samuel 72 Samuel 7:22 word by word
עַל־כֵּ֥ן גָּדַ֖לְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כִּֽי־אֵ֣ין כָּמ֗וֹךָ וְאֵ֤ין אֱלֹהִים֙ זֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:22
- Deuteronomy 3:24“Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
- 1 Chronicles 16:25For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
- 2 Chronicles 2:5“The temple I am going to build will be great, because our God is greater than all other gods.
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
- Psalms 86:10For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.
- Psalms 96:4For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 135:5I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
- Psalms 145:3Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
- Ezekiel 36:22“Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone.
- Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
- Deuteronomy 4:35You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord is God; besides him there is no other.
- Deuteronomy 32:39“See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand.
- 1 Samuel 2:2“There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
- Psalms 86:8Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?
- Isaiah 40:18With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:22
- 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. 22there is none like You: David affirms God's uniqueness (see also 2 Samuel 22:32; Deuteronomy 4:39; 1 Samuel 2:2).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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