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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
2 Samuel 7:21
For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Because of your word and according to your will, you have revealed all these great things to your servant.
Because of your word and according to your will, you have revealed all these great things to your servant.
Hebrew Names Version
For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
King James Version
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
Lexham English Bible
Because of your word and according to your heart, you have done all of this great thing, in order to let your servant know.
Because of your word and according to your heart, you have done all of this great thing, in order to let your servant know.
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.
Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
New Century Version
You have done this great thing because you said you would and because you wanted to, and you have let me know about it.
You have done this great thing because you said you would and because you wanted to, and you have let me know about it.
New English Translation
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.
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.
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).
"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).
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.
"For the sake of Your word, and according to Your heart, You have done all this greatness, to let Your servant know.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For thy words sake, and according to thine owne heart hast thou done all these great things, to make them knowen vnto thy seruant.
For thy words sake, and according to thine owne heart hast thou done all these great things, to make them knowen vnto thy seruant.
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.
For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your slave know.
Contemporary English Version
You have done this wonderful thing, and you have let me know about it, because you wanted to keep your promise.
You have done this wonderful thing, and you have let me know about it, because you wanted to keep your promise.
Complete Jewish Bible
It is for the sake of your word and in accordance with your own heart that you have done all this greatness and revealed it to your servant.
It is for the sake of your word and in accordance with your own heart that you have done all this greatness and revealed it to your servant.
Darby Translation
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know [it].
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know [it].
Easy-to-Read Version
You will do all these wonderful things because you said you would do them and because you want to do them. And you decided to let me know about all these things.
You will do all these wonderful things because you said you would do them and because you want to do them. And you decided to let me know about all these things.
George Lamsa Translation
For thy words sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
For thy words sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
Good News Translation
It was your will and purpose to do this; you have done all these great things in order to instruct me.
It was your will and purpose to do this; you have done all these great things in order to instruct me.
Literal Translation
Because of Your Word, and according to Your heart, You have done all this greatness to make Your servant know.
Because of Your Word, and according to Your heart, You have done all this greatness to make Your servant know.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for thy wordes sake and acordinge to yi hert hast thou done all these greate thinges, yt thou mightest shewe the vnto thy seruaunt.
for thy wordes sake and acordinge to yi hert hast thou done all these greate thinges, yt thou mightest shewe the vnto thy seruaunt.
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.
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
Bible in Basic English
Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.
Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Euen for thy wordes sake, & according to thyne owne heart, hast thou done al these great thinges, to make them knowen vnto thy seruaunt.
Euen for thy wordes sake, & according to thyne owne heart, hast thou done al these great thinges, to make them knowen vnto thy seruaunt.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For Thy word's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make Thy servant know it.
For Thy word's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make Thy servant know it.
King James Version (1611)
For thy words sake, and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things, to make thy seruant know them.
For thy words sake, and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things, to make thy seruant know them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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,
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,
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.
For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for thi word, and bi thin herte, so that thou madist knowun to thi seruaunt.
for thi word, and bi thin herte, so that thou madist knowun to thi seruaunt.
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].
Because of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know [it].
Update Bible Version
For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, you have wrought all this greatness, to make your slave know it.
For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, you have wrought all this greatness, to make your slave 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].
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, have you worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
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.
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 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.
Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant.
New Life Bible
Because of Your Word and Your own heart, You have done all these great things to let Your servant know.
Because of Your Word and Your own heart, You have done all these great things to let Your servant know.
New Revised Standard
Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have wrought all this greatness, so that your servant may know it.
Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have wrought all this greatness, so that your servant may know it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For the sake of thine own word, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, - making it known unto thy servant.
For the sake of thine own word, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this great thing, - making it known unto thy servant.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thy word’s sake, and according to thy own heart thou has done all these great things, so that thou wouldst make it known to thy servant.
For thy word’s sake, and according to thy own heart thou has done all these great things, so that thou wouldst make it known to thy servant.
Revised Standard Version
Because of thy promise, and according to thy own heart, thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
Because of thy promise, and according to thy own heart, thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know.
"For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know.
Contextual Overview
18Then 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? 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? 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. 23And who is like Your people Israel-the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself, to make a name for Himself, and to perform for them great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt? 24For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God. 25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised, 26so 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. 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.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thy word's: Numbers 23:19, Deuteronomy 9:5, Joshua 23:14, Joshua 23:15, Psalms 115:1, Psalms 138:2, Matthew 24:35, Luke 1:54, Luke 1:55, Luke 1:72
according: Matthew 11:26, Luke 10:21, Luke 12:32, 1 Corinthians 1:1, Ephesians 1:9, Ephesians 3:11
Cross-References
Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, "The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
Then God said to Noah, "The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
Genesis 6:17
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth, to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth, to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
Genesis 7:3
and also seven of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, in order to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.
and also seven of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, in order to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.
Genesis 7:4
For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made."
For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made."
Genesis 7:6
Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:7
And Noah entered the ark, along with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, to escape the waters of the flood.
And Noah entered the ark, along with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, to escape the waters of the flood.
Genesis 7:15
They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.
They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.
Genesis 7:17
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
Genesis 7:20
The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
Genesis 7:22
Of all that had been on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
Of all that had been on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For thy word's sake,.... For the sake of the promise he had made to him by Samuel, that he should be king, and his kingdom should be established; or for the sake of the Messiah, that should spring from him; the Memra, as the Targum, the essential Word of God; and so the Septuagint version, "because of thy servant", with which agrees the parallel text in 1 Chronicles 17:19;
and according to thine own heart; of his own sovereign good will and pleasure, of his own grace, as the Arabic version, and not according to the merits and deserts of David:
hast thou done all these great things; in making him king of Israel, and settling the kingdom in his posterity to the times of the Messiah, who should spring from him:
to make thy servant know [them]; as he now did by Nathan the prophet, what he and his should enjoy for time to come; so that it is not only a blessing to have favours designed, purposed, and promised, but to have the knowledge of them, to know the things that are freely given of God.
