2 Samuel 7:22
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
KJV
Idcirco magnificatus es, Domine Deus, quia non est similis tui, neque est deus extra te, in omnibus quæ audivimus auribus nostris.
Vulgate
ἕνεκεν τοῦ μεγαλῦναί σε, Κύριε κύριέ μου· ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ὡς σύ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν θεὸς πλὴν σοῦ ἐν πᾶσιν οἷς ἠκούσαμεν ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν ἡμῶν.
LXX
Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
ASV
עַל כֵּ֥ן גָּדַ֖לְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֑ה כִּֽי אֵ֣ין כָּמ֗וֹ/ךָ וְ/אֵ֤ין אֱלֹהִים֙ זֽוּלָתֶ֔/ךָ בְּ/כֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ בְּ/אָזְנֵֽי/נוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Themes
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Chr 16:25 — For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
- 1Kgs 8:23 — And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
- 1Sam 2:2 — There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
- 2Chr 2:5 — And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
- Dan 2:45 — Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to
- Deut 3:24 — O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
- Deut 3:24 — O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
- Deut 4:35 — Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
- Deut 32:39 — See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
- Exod 8:10 — And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
- Exod 15:11 — Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Exod 15:11 — Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Ezek 36:22 — Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye we
- Isa 40:18 — To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
- Isa 40:25 — To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
- Isa 45:5 — I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
- Isa 45:18 — For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and the
- Jer 10:6 — Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
- Jer 10:6 — Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
- Mic 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
- Ps 44:1 — We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
- Ps 48:1 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
- Ps 86:8 — Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
- Ps 86:10 — For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
- Ps 89:6 — For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
- Ps 89:8 — O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
- Ps 96:4 — For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
- Ps 135:5 — For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
- Ps 145:3 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.