2 Samuel 7:19

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¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

¹⁸ 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?

And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

²⁰ And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

²¹ For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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?
KJV: And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
WEB: This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord GOD, but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this among men, Lord GOD!
ASV: And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant`s house for a great while to come; and this [too] after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!
DARBY: And yet this hath been a small thing in thy sight, Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, Lord Jehovah?
BLB: And yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord YHWH, and You have spoken also of the house of Your servant afar off. And [is] this the manner of the man, O Lord YHWH?

ÅB: Og enda var dette for lite i dine øyne, Herre, Herre, og du talte også om din tjeners hus langt fram i tiden. Og dette er loven for menneskene, Herre, Herre!
OTB: Likevel var dette en liten ting i dine øyne, Herre Gud, for du har også talt om din tjeners hus angående den fjerne fremtid. Og dette er menneskenes skikk, Herre Gud.
B1930: Og enda var dette for lite i dine øine, Herre, Herre, og du talte også om din tjeners hus langt frem i tiden. Og dette er loven for menneskene, Herre, Herre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 55:8–9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 17:17
And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
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Psalms 36:7
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
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2 Samuel 7:11–16
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
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2 Samuel 12:8
And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
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Numbers 16:9
Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
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Ephesians 3:19–20
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
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Ephesians 2:7
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
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