2 Samuel 7:19

19 "And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, 1for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future. And 2this is the custom of man, O Lord GOD.

2 Samuel 7:19 In-Context

17 In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
18 Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD , and he said, "Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
19 "And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future. And this is the custom of man, O Lord GOD.
20 "Again what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD!
21 "For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Samuel 7:11-16; 1 Chronicles 17:17
  • 2. Isaiah 55:8, 9

Footnotes 1

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