Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Because of Your word and according to Your will, You have revealed all these great things to Your servant.

International Standard Version

For the sake of your word and consistent with your desire, you have done all of these great things, informing your servant.

A Conservative Version

For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, thou have wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

American Standard Version

For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

Amplified

Because of Your word (promise), and in accordance with Your own heart, You have done all these great and astounding things to let Your servant know (understand).

Bible in Basic English

Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.

Darby Translation

For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

Julia Smith Translation

For sake of thy word and according to thy heart thou didst all this greatness to make thy servant know.

King James 2000

For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all these great things, to make your servant know them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Because of your word and according to your heart, you have done all of this great thing, [in order] to let your servant know.

Modern King James verseion

For Your Word's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things to make Your servant know.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Even for thy word's sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things to make them known unto thy servant.

NET Bible

For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant.

New Heart English Bible

For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.

The Emphasized Bible

For the sake of thine own word, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, - making it known unto thy servant.

Webster

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

World English Bible

For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.

Youngs Literal Translation

Because of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

גּדוּלּה גּדלּה גּדוּלה 
G@duwlah 
Usage: 12

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

Devotionals

Devotionals about 2 Samuel 7:21

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

David Responds To Yahweh's Covenant

20 Again what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord God! 21 For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know. 22 For this reason You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Cross References

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

Deuteronomy 9:5

It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God is driving them out before you, in order to confirm the oath which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Joshua 23:14-15

“Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed.

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

Psalm 138:2

I will bow down toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

Luke 1:54-55

“He has given help to Israel His servant,
In remembrance of His mercy,

Luke 1:72

To show mercy toward our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant,

Luke 10:21

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

Ephesians 1:9

He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him

Ephesians 3:11

This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

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