2 Samuel 7:26 KJV — MannaFest

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

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ASV

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.

WEB

so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.

YLT

And Thy Name is great unto the age, saying, Jehovah of Hosts is God over Israel, and the house of Thy servant David is established before Thee,

DBT

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

About this book

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2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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Matthew 6:9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Proverbs 24:3
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
1 Chronicles 17:23–24
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.
Psalms 72:18–19
Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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And, in both these, there is an eye to the Messiah and his kingdom. 1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the L ORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

"Whether I be magnified or no, let thy name be magnified. " And he reckons that nothing magnifies God's name more than this, to say, with suitable affections, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel. This bespeaks the God of Israel gloriously great, that he is the Lord of hosts; and this bespeaks the Lord of hosts gloriously good, that he is God over Israel.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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