2 Samuel 7:9 “I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all yo…”

2 Samuel 7:9

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

World English Bible

I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.

American Standard Version

and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I was with thee wheresoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a great name, like vnto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

Darby Translation

and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

and I am with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and I cut off all thine enemies from thy presence, and have made for thee a great name, as the name of the great ones who [are] in the earth,

Bible in Basic English

And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.

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Cross references

“And I was”

2 Samuel 5:10 1 Chronicles 17:8 2 Samuel 8:6 1 Samuel 18:14 2 Samuel 22:34–38 2 Samuel 8:14

2 Samuel 5:10 · BSB

And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.

1 Chronicles 17:8 · BSB

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.

2 Samuel 8:6 · BSB

Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

1 Samuel 18:14 · BSB

and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.

2 Samuel 22:34–38 · BSB

He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

2 Samuel 8:14 · BSB

He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

“cut off”

Psalm 18:37–42 Psalm 89:23 2 Samuel 22:1 1 Samuel 31:6

Psalm 18:37–42 · BSB

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Psalm 89:23 · BSB

I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

2 Samuel 22:1 · BSB

And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

1 Samuel 31:6 · BSB

So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.

“a great”

Genesis 12:2 Luke 1:52 1 Samuel 2:8 Psalm 113:7 Psalm 113:8

Genesis 12:2 · BSB

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Luke 1:52 · BSB

He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

1 Samuel 2:8 · BSB

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the wor…

Psalm 113:7 · BSB

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

Psalm 113:8 · BSB

to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

“like unto”

Psalm 87:3–6

Psalm 87:3–6 · BSB

Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

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

In context

8Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

10And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

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