2 Samuel 7 · Verse 22

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.
2 Samuel 7:22, King James Version

2 Samuel 7:22 in other translations

BSBHow great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
WEBTherefore you are great, LORD God. For there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
ASVWherefore 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.
YLTTherefore Thou hast been great, Jehovah God, for there is none like Thee, and there is no God save Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
DARBYWherefore thou art great, Jehovah Elohim; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
BBETruly you are great, O Lord God: there is no one like you and no other God but you, as is clear from everything which has come to our ears.
WebsterWherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

What does 2 Samuel 7:22 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 7:22 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.

עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֥ןken-foreH3651
גָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.tayou are greatH1431
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369
כָּמ֗וֹךָka.Mo.kha[is] like youH3644
וְאֵ֤יןve.'Einand there notH369
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.Him[is] a GodH430
זֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָzu.la.Te.khaexcept youH2108
בְּכֹ֥לbe.Kholin allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
שָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuwe have heardH8085
בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ\׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuwith ears ourH241

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 7:22

  • Psalms 86:10

    For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

  • Exodus 15:11

    Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  • Psalms 86:8

    Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:25

    For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

  • Micah 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.

  • Isaiah 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:

  • Deuteronomy 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?

  • 1 Samuel 2:2

    There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

  • Psalms 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?

  • Psalms 89:8

    O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

  • Deuteronomy 4:35

    Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.

  • Jeremiah 10:6-7

    Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Wherefore.
De 3:24; 1Ch 16:25; 2Ch 2:5; Ps 48:1; 86:10; 96:4; 135:5; 145:3
Eze 36:22,32
none.
Ex 15:11; De 4:35; 32:39; 1Sa 2:2; Ps 86:8; 89:6,8; Isa 40:18,25
Isa 45:5,18,22; Jer 10:6,7; Mic 7:18

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 7:23

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

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2 Samuel 7:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por tanto tú te has engrandecido, Jehová Dios: por cuanto no hay como tú, ni hay Dios fuera de ti, conforme á todo lo que hemos oído con nuestros oídos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est pourquoi, Éternel Dieu! tu t’es montré grand, car il n’y en a point comme toi, et il n’y a point de Dieu si ce n’est toi, selon tout ce que nous avons entendu de nos oreilles.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Darum bist du groß, Jehova Gott! denn niemand ist dir gleich, und kein Gott außer dir, nach allem, was wir mit unseren Ohren gehört haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Idcirco magnificatus es, Domine Deus, quia non est similis tui, neque est deus extra te, in omnibus quæ audivimus auribus nostris.