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2 Samuel 7:9

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7 In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

8 Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.

10 And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

11 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.

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BSB
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.
KJV
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
WEB
I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are on the earth.
ASV
and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.
DARBY
and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth.
BLB
And I have been with you in every [place] that you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great men who [are] on the earth.
ÅB
Og jeg var med deg overalt hvor du gikk, og utryddet alle dine fiender for deg, og jeg har latt deg vinne et stort navn, så stort som de størstes navn på jorden.
OTB
Og jeg har vært med deg hvor du enn har gått, og har utryddet alle dine fiender for deg; og jeg vil gjøre ditt navn stort, som navnene til de store mennene på jorden.
B1930
Og jeg var med dig overalt hvor du gikk, og utryddet alle dine fiender for dig, og jeg har latt dig vinne et stort navn, så stort som de størstes navn på jorden.

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