2 Samuel 7:28

2 Samuel 7:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
• New International Version (NIV)Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

Context of 2 Samuel 7:28

26And may your name be honored forever so that everyone will say, ‘The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is God over Israel!’ And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever. 27“O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!’ For you are God, O Sovereign Lord. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant. 29And now, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you have spoken, and when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign Lord, it is an eternal blessing!”

2 Samuel 7:28 word by word

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אַתָּה־הוּא֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּדְבָרֶ֖יךָ יִהְי֣וּ אֱמֶ֑ת וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶת־הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now, O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• that Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and thy wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• be trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: certainH571
• and thou hast promisedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• this goodnessטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• unto thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:28

• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
• John 17:17Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:28

• 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. 18-29David responded with prayer to God’s promise that his family would rule as kings for many generations. In his prayer, he repeatedly acknowledged that God alone is the true king and Sovereign Lord.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 7:28

• David
• Faith
• God
• Humility
• Parents
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Chasten
• Encamp
• Rod
• Accommodation
• Ark of the Covenant
• Bible, the
• Christ, Offices of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament

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