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2 Samuel 7:28 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: "
2 Samuel 7:28
Verse in Context
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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.
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.
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
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2 Samuel 7:1
"And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;"
2 Samuel 7:2
"That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains."
2 Samuel 7:3
"And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee."
2 Samuel 7:4
"And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"
2 Samuel 7:5
"Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"
2 Samuel 7:6
"Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle."
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