2 Samuel 7:18 “Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O L…”

2 Samuel 7:18

Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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?

World English Bible

Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD; and he said, “Who am I, Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?

American Standard Version

Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

Geneva Bible 1599

Then King Dauid went in, and sate before the Lord, and sayde, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

Darby Translation

And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

Young's Literal Translation

And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, 'Who [am] I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

Bible in Basic English

Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

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Cross references

“sat”

1 Chronicles 17:16 Isaiah 37:14

1 Chronicles 17:16 · BSB

Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

Isaiah 37:14 · BSB

So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.

“Who am I”

Psalm 8:4 1 Samuel 18:18 Genesis 32:10 Exodus 3:11 1 Samuel 15:17 Ephesians 3:8

Psalm 8:4 · BSB

what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

1 Samuel 18:18 · BSB

And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”

Genesis 32:10 · BSB

I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

Exodus 3:11 · BSB

But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

1 Samuel 15:17 · BSB

And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel

Ephesians 3:8 · BSB

Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.

19And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?

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