2 Samuel 7:18
16 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
17 So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
19 And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
20 What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
- KJV
- Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
- WEB
- Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD; and he said, “Who am I, Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?
- ASV
- Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
- DARBY
- And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
- BLB
- And King David went in and sat before the face of YHWH, and he said, “Who [am] I, O Lord YHWH, and who [is] my house, that You have brought me as far as here?
- ÅB
- Da gikk kong David inn og ble der inne for Herrens åsyn, og han sa: Hvem er jeg, Herre, Herre, og hva er mitt hus, at du har ført meg hertil?
- OTB
- Da gikk kong David inn og satte seg foran Herren, og han sa: "Hvem er jeg, Herre Gud, og hva er mitt hus, at du har ført meg så langt?
- B1930
- Da gikk kong David inn og blev der inne for Herrens åsyn, og han sa: Hvem er jeg, Herre, Herre, og hvad er mitt hus, at du har ført mig hertil?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 8:4
what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
Read in context1 Chronicles 17:16
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
Read in context1 Samuel 18:18
And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
Read in contextGenesis 32:10
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
Read in contextExodus 3:11
But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
Read in context1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
Read in contextEphesians 3:8
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Read in contextJudges 6:15
“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
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