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2 Samuel 7:28 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 7 · verse 28
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:2 Samuel 7:28 · King James Version
2 Samuel 7:28 in context
26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
27For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
28And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
29Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- promiseddâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- goodnessṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- LordʼĂdônâythe LordH136 →
- trueʼemethstabilityH571 →
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We have here the solemn address David made to God, in answer to the gracious message God had sent him. We are not told what he said to Nathan; no doubt he received him very kindly and respectfully as God's messenger. But his answer to God he took himself, and did not send by Nathan.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-29