2 Samuel 7:20
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
KJV
Quid ergo addere poterit adhuc David, ut loquatur ad te ? tu enim scis servum tuum, Domine Deus.
Vulgate
καὶ τί προσθήσει Δαυεὶδ ἔτι τοῦ λαλῆσαι πρὸς σέ; καὶ νῦν σὺ οἶδας τὸν δοῦλόν σου, Κύριε.
LXX
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.
ASV
וּ/מַה יּוֹסִ֥יף דָּוִ֛ד ע֖וֹד לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/אַתָּ֛ה יָדַ֥עְתָּ אֶֽת עַבְדְּ/ךָ֖ אֲדֹנָ֥/י יְהוִֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
י
y
noun · 440×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהוִ֔ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 305×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יֹּ֣סֶף
ysp
verb · 208×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2579David is par excellence the king "after God's own heart," the shepherd who prays for his people and prays in their name. His submission to the will of God, his praise, and his repentance, will be a model for the prayer of the people. His prayer, the prayer of God's Anointed, is a faithful adherence to the divine promise and expresses a loving and joyful trust in God, the only K…
Cross-references
- 1Sam 16:7 — But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance,
- Gen 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h
- John 21:17 — He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; t
- Ps 139:1 — O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.