Verse 21
2 Samuel 7:21
Bible in Basic English
21
Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בַּ/עֲב֤וּר דְּבָֽרְ/ךָ֙ וּֽ/כְ/לִבְּ/ךָ֔ עָשִׂ֕יתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל הַ/גְּדוּלָּ֖ה הַ/זֹּ֑את לְ/הוֹדִ֖יעַ אֶת עַבְדֶּֽ/ךָ
English Translation
For the sake of your word and in your heart you have done all this greatness to make known to your servant.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;
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The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God (E...
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And Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.
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Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
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Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place...
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6
For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no hou...
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In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges...
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8
Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from...
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And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; a...
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10
And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be livin...
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From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are ag...
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12
And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed...
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He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for...
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14
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment w...
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15
But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
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And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authorit...
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17
So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
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18
Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God (Elohi...
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19
And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God (Elohim); but your words have even been about the...
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20
What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God (Elohim).
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21
Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant se...
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Truly you are great, O Lord God (Elohim): there is no one like you and no other God (Elohim) but you...
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And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, t...
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But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, L...
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And now, O Lord God (Elohim), may the word which you have said about your servant and about his fami...
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And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God (Elohim) over I...
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For you, O Lord of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will mak...
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And now, O Lord God (Elohim), you are God (Elohim) and your words are true and you have said you wil...
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So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on...
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