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2 Samuel 7:26

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

KJV

ut magnificetur nomen tuum usque in sempiternum, atque dicatur : Dominus exercituum, Deus super Israël. Et domus servi tui David erit stabilita coram Domino,

Vulgate

μεγαλυνθείη τὸ ὄνομά σου ἕως αἰῶνος.

LXX

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee.

ASV

וְ/יִגְדַּ֨ל שִׁמְ/ךָ֤ עַד עוֹלָם֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּ/בֵית֙ עַבְדְּ/ךָ֣ דָוִ֔ד יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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People David

In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×

Historic Christian voices

2 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

  • 1Chr 17:23 — Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.
  • Luke 1:69 — And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
  • Matt 6:9 — After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
  • Matt 6:9 — After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
  • Prov 12:7 — The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
  • Prov 24:3 — Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
  • Ps 72:18 — Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.