KJV King James Version
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish [it] for ever, and do as thou hast said.
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2 Samuel 7:25
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish [it] for ever, and do as thou hast said.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
WEB World English Bible
Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken.
ASV American Standard Version
And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And now, Jehovah God, the word which Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, establish unto the age, and do as Thou hast spoken;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 7
22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23 And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people, [even] like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?
24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish [it] for ever, and do as thou hast said.
26 And 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.
27 For 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.
28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou [art] that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְעַתָּה֙H6258 · at.tahnowיְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430 · e.lo.himGodהַדָּבָ֗רH1697 · da.varwordאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבַּ֤רְתָּH1696 · da.varto speak: speakעַֽל־H5921 · aluponעַבְדְּךָ֙H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוְעַל־H5921 · aluponבֵּית֔וֹH1004 · betplaceהָקֵ֖םH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiעַד־H5704 · adtillעוֹלָ֑םH5769 · o.lamforever: enduringוַעֲשֵׂ֖הH6213 · a.sahto make: doכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃H1696 · da.varto speak: speak
Cross-references
Psalm 119:49ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.Ezekiel 36:37Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet [for] this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do [it] for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.Genesis 32:12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.Jeremiah 11:4-5Which I commanded your fathers in the day [that] I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
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