2 Samuel 7 · Verse 21

2 Samuel 7:21

For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
2 Samuel 7:21, King James Version

2 Samuel 7:21 in other translations

BSBFor the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
WEBFor your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
ASVFor thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
YLTBecause of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know it.
DARBYFor thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
BBEBecause of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.
WebsterFor thy word's sake, and according to thy own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

What does 2 Samuel 7:21 mean?

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 7:21 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.

בַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.Vurfor sake ofH5668
דְּבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.re.Khaword yourH1697
וּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.Khaand according to own heart yourH3820
עָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.tayou have doneH6213
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.Lahthe greatnessH1420
הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
לְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'to make know [it]H3045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַבְדֶּֽךָ\׃'av.De.khaservant yourH5650

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 7:21

  • Psalms 138:2

    I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

  • Psalms 115:1

    Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

  • Ephesians 3:11

    According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

  • Luke 12:32

    Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

  • Ephesians 1:9

    Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

  • 1 Corinthians 1:1

    Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  • Luke 10:21

    In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

  • Luke 1:72

    To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Joshua 23:14-15

    And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

  • Deuteronomy 9:5

    Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thy word's.
Nu 23:19; De 9:5; Jos 23:14,15; Ps 115:1; 138:2; Mt 24:35
Lu 1:54,55,72
according.
Mt 11:26; Lu 10:21; 12:32; 1Co 1:1; Eph 1:9; 3:11

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 7:20

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

  • 2 Samuel 7:21

    For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

  • 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.

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2 Samuel 7:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Todas estas grandezas has obrado por tu palabra y conforme á tu corazón, haciéndolas saber á tu siervo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est à cause de ta parole, et selon ton cœur, que tu as fait toute cette grande chose, pour la faire connaître à ton serviteur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Um deines Wortes willen und nach deinem Herzen hast du all dieses Große getan, um es deinem Knechte kundzutun.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Propter verbum tuum, et secundum cor tuum, fecisti omnia magnalia hæc, ita ut notum faceres servo tuo.