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2 Chronicles 6:17

David

15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.

16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.

18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:

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BSB
And now, O LORD, God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant David.
KJV
Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
WEB
Now therefore, LORD, the God of Israel, let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David.
ASV
Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David.
DARBY
And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, let thy word be verified which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
BLB
And, O YHWH, God of Israel, confirm Your word that You have spoken to Your servant David.
ÅB
Så la nå, Herre, Israels Gud, det ord bli sannhet som du har talt til din tjener David!
OTB
Nå da, Herre, Israels Gud, la Ditt ord som Du har talt til Din tjener David bli bekreftet.
B1930
Så la nu, Herre, Israels Gud, det ord bli sannhet som du har talt til din tjener David!

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  • Jeremiah 11:5

    That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:25–29

    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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  • Exodus 24:10

    And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:14

    And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:

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  • Isaiah 41:17

    When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:4

    And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,

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  • Isaiah 45:3

    And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

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