Verse 18
2 Samuel 7:18
Noah Webster Bible
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Then king David went in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O LORD God (Elohim)? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבֹא֙ הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔ד וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב לִ/פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר מִ֣י אָנֹכִ֞י אֲדֹנָ֤/י יְהוִה֙ וּ/מִ֣י בֵיתִ֔/י כִּ֥י הֲבִיאֹתַ֖/נִי עַד הֲלֹֽם
English Translation
And King David came and sat before the Lord, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house that you have brought me this far?"
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Chapter 7 Context
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And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest around from all...
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That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God (...
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And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart: for the LORD is with thee.
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And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
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Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
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Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought the children of Israel out of Eg...
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In all the places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel have I spoken a word with a...
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Now therefore so shalt thou say to my servant David, thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from...
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9
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thy enemies out of thy sight, a...
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10
Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a...
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And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to r...
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And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed...
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He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
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I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he shall commit iniquity, I will chasten him with t...
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But my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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And thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be establi...
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17
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
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18
Then king David went in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O LORD God (Elohim)? and wh...
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And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O LORD God (Elohim); but thou hast spoken also of thy s...
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And what can David say more to thee? for thou, LORD God (Elohim), knowest thy servant.
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For thy word's sake, and according to thy own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make...
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Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God (Elohim): for there is none like thee, neither is there any God...
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And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God (Elohim) went to red...
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For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people to thee for ever: and thou, LORD...
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And now, O LORD God (Elohim), the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning...
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And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God (Elohim) over Israel: a...
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For thou, O LORD of hosts, God (Elohim) of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will buil...
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And now, O LORD God (Elohim), thou art that God (Elohim), and thy words are true, and thou hast prom...
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Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever be...
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