2 Samuel 7 · Verse 19

2 Samuel 7:19

And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?
2 Samuel 7:19, King James Version

2 Samuel 7:19 in other translations

BSBAnd as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
WEBThis was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord GOD, but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this among men, Lord GOD!
ASVAnd this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come; and this too after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!
YLTAnd yet this is little in Thine eyes, Lord Jehovah, and Thou dost speak also concerning the house of Thy servant afar off; and this is the law of the Man, Lord Jehovah.
DARBYAnd yet this hath been a small thing in thy sight, Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, Lord Jehovah?
BBEAnd this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!
WebsterAnd this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

What does 2 Samuel 7:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. is this the manner of man, O Lord God?--that is, is it customary for men to show such condescension to persons so humble as I am? (See 1Ch 17:17.)

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 And is this the manner of man - Literally: And this, O Lord God, is the law of Adam. Does he refer to the promise made to Adam, The seed of the woman shall bruise the head of the serpent? From my line shall the Messiah spring, and be the spiritual and triumphant King, for ever and ever. See the additions at the end, 2Sam 7:25 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:18-29

David's prayer is full of the breathings of devout affection toward God. He had low thoughts of his own merits. All we have, must be looked upon as Divine gifts. He speaks very highly and honourably of the Lord's favours to him. Considering what the character and condition of man is, we may be amazed that God should deal with him as he does. The promise of Christ includes all; if the Lord God be ours, what more can…

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2 Samuel 7:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּקְטַן֩va.tik.Tanand it was smallH6994
ע֨וֹדodyetH5750
זֹ֤אתzotthis [thing]H2063
בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
וַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.Berand you have spokenH1696
גַּ֥םgamalsoH1571
אֶל\־'el-concerningH413
בֵּֽית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
עַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650
לְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.Chok<to> from distant [time]H7350
וְזֹ֛אתve.Zotand thisH2063
תּוֹרַ֥תto.Rat[is] [the] manner ofH8452
הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3069

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 7:19

  • Isaiah 55:8-9

    For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:17

    And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.

  • Psalms 36:7

    How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

  • 2 Samuel 7:11-16

    And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: …

  • 2 Samuel 12:8

    And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

  • Numbers 16:9

    Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

  • Ephesians 3:19-20

    And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

  • Ephesians 2:7

    That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

  • Numbers 16:13

    Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And this.
12:8; Nu 16:9,13
but thou.
11-16; 1Ch 17:17
And is this.
Ps 36:7; Isa 55:8,9; Eph 2:7; 3:19,20
manner. Heb. law.

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 7:18

    Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

  • 2 Samuel 7:19

    And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?

  • 2 Samuel 7:20

    And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant.

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2 Samuel 7:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aun te ha parecido poco esto, Señor Jehová, pues que también has hablado de la casa de tu siervo en lo por venir. ¿Es ése el modo de obrar del hombre, Señor Jehová?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et encore cela a été peu de chose à tes yeux, Seigneur Éternel! et tu as même parlé de la maison de ton serviteur pour un long avenir. Est-ce là la manière de l’homme, Seigneur Éternel?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und dies ist noch ein Geringes gewesen in deinen Augen, Herr, Jehova! und du hast auch von dem Hause deines Knechtes geredet in die Ferne hin; und ist dies die Weise des Menschen, Herr, Jehova?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sed et hoc parum visum est in conspectu tuo, Domine Deus, nisi loquereris etiam de domo servi tui in longinquum: ista est enim lex Adam, Domine Deus.