2 Samuel 7:26 “so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD…”

2 Samuel 7:26

so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

World English Bible

Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’

American Standard Version

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

And let thy Name bee magnified for euer by them that shall say, The Lord of hostes is the God ouer Israel: and let the house of thy seruant Dauid be stablished before thee.

Darby Translation

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

Young's Literal Translation

And Thy Name is great unto the age, saying, Jehovah of Hosts [is] God over Israel, and the house of Thy servant David is established before Thee,

Bible in Basic English

And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!

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Cross references

“let thy”

Matthew 6:9 1 Chronicles 29:10–13 Psalm 115:1 John 12:28 1 Chronicles 17:23 1 Chronicles 17:24

Matthew 6:9 · BSB

So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

1 Chronicles 29:10–13 · BSB

Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

Psalm 115:1 · BSB

Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.

John 12:28 · BSB

Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

1 Chronicles 17:23 · BSB

And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,

1 Chronicles 17:24 · BSB

so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.

“before thee”

Genesis 17:18 Psalm 89:36

Genesis 17:18 · BSB

And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

Psalm 89:36 · BSB

his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

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

In context

25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

27For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.

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