Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant. New Living Translation Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant. English Standard Version Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. Berean Standard Bible For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant. King James Bible For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. New King James Version For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them. New American Standard Bible For the sake of Your word, and according to Your heart, You have done all this greatness, to let Your servant know. NASB 1995 “For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know. NASB 1977 “For the sake of Thy word, and according to Thine own heart, Thou hast done all this greatness to let Thy servant know. Legacy Standard Bible For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your slave know. Amplified Bible 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). Christian Standard Bible Because of your word and according to your will, you have revealed all these great things to your servant. Holman Christian Standard Bible Because of Your word and according to Your will, You have revealed all these great things to Your servant. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because of your word and according to your heart you have done all this, to make grandeur known to your Servant! Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou hast wrought for thy servant's sake, and according to thy heart thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make it known to thy servant, Contemporary English Version You have done this wonderful thing, and you have let me know about it, because you wanted to keep your promise. Douay-Rheims Bible For thy word's sake, and according to thy own heart thou hast done all these great things, so that thou wouldst make it known to thy servant. English Revised Version For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it. GOD'S WORD® Translation You've done this great thing because of your promise and your own desire. You made it known to me. Good News Translation It was your will and purpose to do this; you have done all these great things in order to instruct me. 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 For Thy word's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make Thy servant know it. Literal Standard Version Because of Your word, and according to Your heart, You have done all this greatness, to cause Your servant to know [it]. Majority Standard Bible For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant. New American Bible For your servant’s sake and as you have had at heart, you have brought about this whole magnificent disclosure to your 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 Revised Standard Version Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have wrought all this greatness, so that your servant may know it. New Heart English Bible For your servant's sake, and according to your own heart, you have worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation Because of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Prayer of Thanksgiving…20What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD. 21For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant. 22How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.… Cross References Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. 1 Chronicles 17:19 O LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed all Your greatness. Treasury of Scripture For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all these great things, to make your servant know them. thy word's Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Deuteronomy 9:5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Joshua 23:14,15 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof… according Matthew 11:26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. Luke 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Jump to Previous Cause Great Greatness Heart Promise Sake Servant Word Word's Worked WroughtJump to Next Cause Great Greatness Heart Promise Sake Servant Word Word's Worked Wrought2 Samuel 7 1. Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house4. After by the word of God forbids him 12. God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed 18. David's prayer and thanksgiving Verse 21. - For thy word's sake; In 1 Chronicles 17:19 we read, "For thy servant's sake." The phrase seemed, perhaps, to the Chronicler difficult, but it does not mean "because of thy previous promise," for no such promise had been given, but "because thou hast now said it." Nor does it imply pre-existing merit in David, but that God had now chosen to declare his will, and what was according to his own heart. It thus makes God's own good will and pleasure the cause of the great honours bestowed upon David. Instead of these great things, the Hebrew has this great thing; that is, the lasting continuance of David's family. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For the sakeבַּעֲב֤וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that of Your word דְּבָֽרְךָ֙ (də·ḇā·rə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause and according to Your own heart, וּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔ (ū·ḵə·lib·bə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre You have accomplished עָשִׂ֕יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, great thing הַגְּדוּלָּ֖ה (hag·gə·ḏūl·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1420: Greatness, mighty acts and revealed it לְהוֹדִ֖יעַ (lə·hō·w·ḏî·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 3045: To know to Your servant. עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant Links 2 Samuel 7:21 NIV2 Samuel 7:21 NLT 2 Samuel 7:21 ESV 2 Samuel 7:21 NASB 2 Samuel 7:21 KJV 2 Samuel 7:21 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 7:21 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 7:21 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 7:21 French Bible 2 Samuel 7:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 7:21 For your word's sake and according (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |