2 Samuel 7 · Verse 26

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.
2 Samuel 7:26, King James Version

2 Samuel 7:26 in other translations

BSBso 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.
WEBLet your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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,
DARBYAnd let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
BBEAnd let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Samuel 7:26 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 7:26 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.

וְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.Daland it may be greatH1431
שִׁמְךָ֤shim.Khaname yourH8034
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עוֹלָם֙o.LamperpetuityH5769
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him[is] GodH430
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וּבֵית֙u.Veitand [the] house ofH1004
עַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650
דָוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
נָכ֖וֹןna.KhonestablishedH3559
לְפָנֶֽיךָ\׃le.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 7:26

  • 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. Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

  • Psalms 72:18-19

    Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  • Matthew 6:9

    After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

  • John 12:28

    Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:10-13

    Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious 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.

  • Psalms 89:36

    His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

  • Genesis 17:18

    And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

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let thy.
1Ch 17:23,24; 29:10-13; Ps 72:18,19; 115:1; Mt 6:9; Joh 12:28
before thee.
Ge 17:18; 1Ch 17:23,24; Ps 89:36

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 7:25

    And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 7:27

    For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

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2 Samuel 7:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Que sea engrandecido tu nombre para siempre, y dígase: Jehová de los ejércitos es Dios sobre Israel; y que la casa de tu siervo David sea firme delante de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et que ton nom soit magnifié à toujours, de sorte qu’on dise: L’ Éternel des armées est Dieu sur Israël. Et que la maison de ton serviteur David soit affermie devant toi!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und dein Name sei groß auf ewig, daß man spreche: Jehova der Heerscharen ist Gott über Israel. Und das Haus deines Knechtes David sei fest vor dir.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ut magnificetur nomen tuum usque in sempiternum, atque dicatur: Dominus exercituum, Deus super Israël. Et domus servi tui David erit stabilita coram Domino,