2 Samuel 7:20

And what can David say more to thee? For thou know thy servant, O lord LORD.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

In Context

19And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O lord LORD, but thou have spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and this [too] according to the manner of men, O lord LORD!

21For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, thou have wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

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Cross References

Joshua 5:14And he said, No, but [as] captain of the army of LORD I have now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What does my lord say to his servant?

1 Chronicles 17:18What can David [say] yet more to thee concerning the honor which is done to thy servant? For thou know thy servant.

John 2:25and because he had no need that any man should testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.

Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature concealed from his presence, but all things are naked and vulnerable to his eyes, before whom is the word to us.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:19-29

David's Prayer for God's Blessing. ( b. c. 1042.) 18 Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord , and he said, Who am I, O Lord God ? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God ; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God ? 20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God , knowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own… Read the whole commentary →

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