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 And 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 Therefore 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 man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

Deuteronomy 9:5

Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Joshua 23:14-15

"And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass 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, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

Psalm 138:2

I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.

Matthew 11:26

yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

Matthew 24:35

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

Luke 1:54-55

He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,

Luke 1:72

to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,

Luke 10:21

In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

Luke 12:32

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

1 Corinthians 1:1

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

Ephesians 1:9

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ

Ephesians 3:11

This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,

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