2 Samuel 7:9

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

7In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? 8Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Yhwh of Armies, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: 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. 10Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, 11And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also Yhwh telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

2 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

• 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 5:10And David went on, and grew great, And Yhwh God of Armies was with him.
• 2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And Yhwh preserved David whithersoever he went.
• 2 Samuel 22:30For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
• 1 Samuel 18:14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; And Yhwh was with him.
• 1 Chronicles 17:8And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
• 2 Samuel 22:1And David spake unto Yhwh the words of this song in the day that Yhwh had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
• 1 Samuel 31:6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
• Psalms 18:37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
• Psalms 89:23And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
• Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are Yhwh's, and he hath set the world upon them.
• Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
• Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
• Psalms 87:3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. 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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 7:9

• Blessing
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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