Apologetics Bible

2Samuel 7:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי כִּי־יָשַׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּבֵיתוֹ וַיהוָה הֵנִֽיחַ־לוֹ מִסָּבִיב מִכָּל־אֹיְבָֽיו׃

vayehiy-khiy-yashav-hamelekhe-veveytvo-vayhvah-heniycha-lvo-misaviyv-mikhal-'oyevayv

KJV: And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

AKJV: And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

ASV: And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

YLT: And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies,

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:2

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־נָתָן הַנָּבִיא רְאֵה נָא אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּבֵית אֲרָזִים וַֽאֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים יֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ הַיְרִיעָֽה׃

vayo'mer-hamelekhe-'el-natan-hanaviy'-re'eh-na'-'anokhiy-yvoshev-veveyt-'araziym-va'arvon-ha'elohiym-yoshev-vetvokhe-hayeriy'ah

KJV: That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

AKJV: That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

ASV: that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

YLT: that the king saith unto Nathan the prophet, `See, I pray thee, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God is dwelling in the midst of the curtain.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:3

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ לֵךְ עֲשֵׂה כִּי יְהוָה עִמָּֽךְ׃

vayo'mer-natan-'el-hamelekhe-khol-'asher-vilevavekha-lekhe-'asheh-khiy-yehvah-'imakhe

KJV: And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.

AKJV: And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for the LORD is with you. ¶

ASV: And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.

YLT: And Nathan saith unto the king, `All that is in thine heart--go, do, for Jehovah is with thee.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:4

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַֽיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־נָתָן לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayehiy-valayelah-hahv'-vayehiy-devar-yehvah-'el-natan-le'mor

KJV: And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

AKJV: And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

ASV: And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,

YLT: And it cometh to pass in that night, that the word of Jehovah is unto Nathan, saying,

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:5

Hebrew

לֵךְ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ אֶל־עַבְדִּי אֶל־דָּוִד כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הַאַתָּה תִּבְנֶה־לִּי בַיִת לְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃

lekhe-ve'amareta-'el-'avediy-'el-david-khoh-'amar-yehvah-ha'atah-tiveneh-liy-vayit-leshivetiy

KJV: Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

AKJV: Go and tell my servant David, Thus says the LORD, Shall you build me an house for me to dwell in?

ASV: Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

YLT: `Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in?

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:6

Hebrew

כִּי לֹא יָשַׁבְתִּי בְּבַיִת לְמִיּוֹם הַעֲלֹתִי אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרַיִם וְעַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וָאֶֽהְיֶה מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּאֹהֶל וּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃

khiy-lo'-yashavetiy-vevayit-lemiyvom-ha'alotiy-'et-veney-yishera'el-mimitzerayim-ve'ad-hayvom-hazeh-va'eheyeh-mitehalekhe-ve'ohel-vvemishekhan

KJV: Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

AKJV: Whereas I have not dwelled in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

ASV: for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

YLT: for I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a tabernacle.

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:7

Hebrew

בְּכֹל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בְּכָל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲדָבָר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶת־אַחַד שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי לִרְעוֹת אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר לָמָּה לֹֽא־בְנִיתֶם לִי בֵּית אֲרָזִֽים׃

vekhol-'asher-hitehalakhetiy-vekhal-veney-yishera'el-hadavar-divaretiy-'et-'achad-shivetey-yishera'el-'asher-tziviytiy-lire'vot-'et-'amiy-'et-yishera'el-le'mor-lamah-lo'-veniytem-liy-veyt-'araziym

KJV: In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

AKJV: In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spoke I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build you not me an house of cedar?

ASV: In all places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel, spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

YLT: During all the time that I have walked up and down among all the sons of Israel, a word have I spoken with one of the tribes of Israel which I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, `Why have ye not built to Me a house of cedars?

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:8

Hebrew

וְעַתָּה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר לְעַבְדִּי לְדָוִד כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֲנִי לְקַחְתִּיךָ מִן־הַנָּוֶה מֵאַחַר הַצֹּאן לִֽהְיוֹת נָגִיד עַל־עַמִּי עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

ve'atah-khoh-to'mar-le'avediy-ledavid-khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-'aniy-leqachetiykha-min-hanaveh-me'achar-hatzo'n-liheyvot-nagiyd-'al-'amiy-'al-yishera'el

KJV: Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

AKJV: Now therefore so shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

ASV: Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;

YLT: and now, thus dost thou say to My servant, to David: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have taken thee from the comely place, from after the flock, to be leader over My people, over Israel;

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:9

Hebrew

וָאֶהְיֶה עִמְּךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ וָאַכְרִתָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ וְעָשִׂתִֽי לְךָ שֵׁם גָּדוֹל כְּשֵׁם הַגְּדֹלִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

va'eheyeh-'imekha-vekhol-'asher-halakheta-va'akheritah-'et-khal-'oyeveykha-mifaneykha-ve'ashitiy-lekha-shem-gadvol-kheshem-hagedoliym-'asher-va'aretz

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And I was with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name, like to the name of the great men that are in the earth.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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,

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:10

Hebrew

וְשַׂמְתִּי מָקוֹם לְעַמִּי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וּנְטַעְתִּיו וְשָׁכַן תַּחְתָּיו וְלֹא יִרְגַּז עוֹד וְלֹֽא־יֹסִיפוּ בְנֵֽי־עַוְלָה לְעַנּוֹתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃

veshametiy-maqvom-le'amiy-leyishera'el-vneta'etiyv-veshakhan-tachetayv-velo'-yiregaz-'vod-velo'-yosiyfv-veney-'avelah-le'anvotvo-kha'asher-vari'shvonah

KJV: Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

AKJV: Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

ASV: And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,

YLT: and I have appointed a place for My people, for Israel, and have planted it, and it hath tabernacled in its place, and it is not troubled any more, and the sons of perverseness do not add to afflict it any more, as in the beginning,

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:11

Hebrew

וּלְמִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲנִיחֹתִי לְךָ מִכָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְהִגִּיד לְךָ יְהוָה כִּי־בַיִת יַעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ יְהוָֽה׃

vlemin-hayvom-'asher-tziviytiy-shofetiym-'al-'amiy-yishera'el-vahaniychotiy-lekha-mikhal-'oyeveykha-vehigiyd-lekha-yehvah-khiy-vayit-ya'asheh-lekha-yehvah

KJV: And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

AKJV: And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the LORD tells you that he will make you an house. ¶

ASV: and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. Moreover Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.

YLT: even from the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and I have given rest to thee from all thine enemies, and Jehovah hath declared to thee that Jehovah doth make for thee a house.

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:12

Hebrew

כִּי ׀ יִמְלְאוּ יָמֶיךָ וְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ אֶת־אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַהֲקִימֹתִי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִמֵּעֶיךָ וַהֲכִינֹתִי אֶת־מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃

khiy- -yimele'v-yameykha-veshakhaveta-'et-'avoteykha-vahaqiymotiy-'et-zare'akha-'achareykha-'asher-yetze'-mime'eykha-vahakhiynotiy-'et-mamelakhetvo

KJV: And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

AKJV: And when your days be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

ASV: When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

YLT: `When thy days are full, and thou hast lain with thy fathers, then I have raised up thy seed after thee which goeth out from thy bowels, and have established his kingdom;

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:13

Hebrew

הוּא יִבְנֶה־בַּיִת לִשְׁמִי וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶת־כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

hv'-yiveneh-vayit-lishemiy-vekhonanetiy-'et-khise'-mamelakhetvo-'ad-'volam

KJV: He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

AKJV: He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

ASV: He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

YLT: He doth build a house for My Name, and I have established the throne of his kingdom unto the age.

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:14

Hebrew

אֲנִי אֶהְיֶה־לּוֹ לְאָב וְהוּא יִהְיֶה־לִּי לְבֵן אֲשֶׁר בְּהַעֲוֺתוֹ וְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו בְּשֵׁבֶט אֲנָשִׁים וּבְנִגְעֵי בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃

'aniy-'eheyeh-lvo-le'av-vehv'-yiheyeh-liy-leven-'asher-veha'avtvo-vehokhachetiyv-veshevet-'anashiym-vvenige'ey-veney-'adam

KJV: I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

AKJV: I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

ASV: I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

YLT: I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son; whom in his dealings perversely I have even reproved with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of Adam,

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:15

Hebrew

וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנּוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר הֲסִרֹתִי מֵעִם שָׁאוּל אֲשֶׁר הֲסִרֹתִי מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃

vechasediy-lo'-yasvr-mimenv-kha'asher-hasirotiy-me'im-sha'vl-'asher-hasirotiy-milefaneykha

KJV: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

AKJV: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.

ASV: but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

YLT: and My kindness doth not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned aside from before thee,

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:16

Hebrew

וְנֶאְמַן בֵּיתְךָ וּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ עַד־עוֹלָם לְפָנֶיךָ כִּֽסְאֲךָ יִהְיֶה נָכוֹן עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

vene'eman-veytekha-vmamelakhetekha-'ad-'volam-lefaneykha-khise'akha-yiheyeh-nakhvon-'ad-'volam

KJV: And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

AKJV: And your house and your kingdom shall be established for ever before you: your throne shall be established for ever.

ASV: And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

YLT: and stedfast is thy house and thy kingdom unto the age before thee, thy throne is established unto the age.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:17

Hebrew

כְּכֹל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וּכְכֹל הַחִזָּיוֹן הַזֶּה כֵּן דִּבֶּר נָתָן אֶל־דָּוִֽד׃

khekhol-hadevariym-ha'eleh-vkhekhol-hachizayvon-hazeh-khen-diver-natan-'el-david

KJV: According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

AKJV: According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David. ¶

ASV: According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

YLT: According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spake Nathan unto David.

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:18

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד וַיֵּשֶׁב לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אָנֹכִי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וּמִי בֵיתִי כִּי הֲבִיאֹתַנִי עַד־הֲלֹֽם׃

vayavo'-hamelekhe-david-vayeshev-lifeney-yehvah-vayo'mer-miy-'anokhiy-'adonay-yehvih-vmiy-veytiy-khiy-haviy'otaniy-'ad-halom

KJV: 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?

AKJV: 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 you have brought me till now?

ASV: 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?

YLT: 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?

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:19

Hebrew

וַתִּקְטַן עוֹד זֹאת בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וַתְּדַבֵּר גַּם אֶל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ לְמֵֽרָחוֹק וְזֹאת תּוֹרַת הָאָדָם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃

vatiqetan-'vod-zo't-ve'eyneykha-'adonay-yehvih-vatedaver-gam-'el-veyt-'avedekha-lemerachvoq-vezo't-tvorat-ha'adam-'adonay-yehvih

KJV: And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

AKJV: And this was yet a small thing in your sight, O Lord GOD; but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

ASV: And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come; and this too after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!

YLT: And yet this is little in Thine eyes, Lord Jehovah, and Thou dost speak also concerning the house of Thy servant afar off; and this is the law of the Man, Lord Jehovah.

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:20

Hebrew

וּמַה־יּוֹסִיף דָּוִד עוֹד לְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ וְאַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃

vmah-yvosiyf-david-'vod-ledaver-'eleykha-ve'atah-yada'eta-'et-'avedekha-'adonay-yehvih

KJV: And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

AKJV: And what can David say more to you? for you, Lord GOD, know your servant.

ASV: And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.

YLT: And what doth David add more to speak unto Thee? and Thou, Thou hast known Thy servant, Lord Jehovah.

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:21

Hebrew

בַּעֲבוּר דְּבָֽרְךָ וּֽכְלִבְּךָ עָשִׂיתָ אֵת כָּל־הַגְּדוּלָּה הַזֹּאת לְהוֹדִיעַ אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

va'avvr-devarekha-vkhelivekha-'ashiyta-'et-khal-hagedvlah-hazo't-lehvodiy'a-'et-'avedekha

KJV: For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

AKJV: For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all these great things, to make your servant know them.

ASV: For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

YLT: Because of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know it .

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:22

Hebrew

עַל־כֵּן גָּדַלְתָּ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה כִּֽי־אֵין כָּמוֹךָ וְאֵין אֱלֹהִים זֽוּלָתֶךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַעְנוּ בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃

'al-khen-gadaleta-'adonay-yehvih-khiy-'eyn-khamvokha-ve'eyn-'elohiym-zvlatekha-vekhol-'asher-shama'env-ve'azeneynv

KJV: Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

AKJV: Why you are great, O LORD God: for there is none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

ASV: Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

YLT: Therefore Thou hast been great, Jehovah God, for there is none like Thee, and there is no God save Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:23

Hebrew

וּמִי כְעַמְּךָ כְּיִשְׂרָאֵל גּוֹי אֶחָד בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הָלְכֽוּ־אֱלֹהִים לִפְדּֽוֹת־לוֹ לְעָם וְלָשׂוּם לוֹ שֵׁם וְלַעֲשׂוֹת לָכֶם הַגְּדוּלָּה וְנֹֽרָאוֹת לְאַרְצֶךָ מִפְּנֵי עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר פָּדִיתָ לְּךָ מִמִּצְרַיִם גּוֹיִם וֵאלֹהָֽיו׃

vmiy-khe'amekha-kheyishera'el-gvoy-'echad-va'aretz-'asher-halekhv-'elohiym-lifedvot-lvo-le'am-velashvm-lvo-shem-vela'ashvot-lakhem-hagedvlah-venora'vot-le'aretzekha-mifeney-'amekha-'asher-fadiyta-lekha-mimitzerayim-gvoyim-ve'lohayv

KJV: And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

AKJV: And what one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for your land, before your people, which you redeemed to you from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

ASV: And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemedst to thee out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

YLT: `And who is as Thy people, as Israel--one nation in the earth, whom God hath gone to redeem to Him for a people, and to make for Him a name--and to do for you the greatness--even fearful things for Thy land, at the presence of Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed to Thee out of Egypt-- among the nations and their gods?

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy peo...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:24

Hebrew

וַתְּכוֹנֵֽן לְךָ אֶת־עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל ׀ לְךָ לְעָם עַד־עוֹלָם וְאַתָּה יְהוָה הָיִיתָ לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

vatekhvonen-lekha-'et-'amekha-yishera'el- -lekha-le'am-'ad-'volam-ve'atah-yehvah-hayiyta-lahem-le'lohiym

KJV: For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

AKJV: For you have confirmed to yourself your people Israel to be a people to you for ever: and you, LORD, are become their God.

ASV: And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

YLT: Yea, Thou dost establish to Thee Thy people Israel, to Thee for a people unto the age, and Thou, Jehovah, hast been to them for God.

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:25

Hebrew

וְעַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ וְעַל־בֵּיתוֹ הָקֵם עַד־עוֹלָם וַעֲשֵׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃

ve'atah-yehvah-'elohiym-hadavar-'asher-divareta-'al-'avedekha-ve'al-veytvo-haqem-'ad-'volam-va'asheh-kha'asher-divareta

KJV: And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

AKJV: And now, O LORD God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as you have said.

ASV: And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

YLT: `And now, Jehovah God, the word which Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, establish unto the age, and do as Thou hast spoken;

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:26

Hebrew

וְיִגְדַּל שִׁמְךָ עַד־עוֹלָם לֵאמֹר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהִים עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵית עַבְדְּךָ דָוִד יִהְיֶה נָכוֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

veyigedal-shimekha-'ad-'volam-le'mor-yehvah-tzeva'vot-'elohiym-'al-yishera'el-vveyt-'avedekha-david-yiheyeh-nakhvon-lefaneykha

KJV: 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.

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

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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,

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:27

Hebrew

כִּֽי־אַתָּה יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל גָּלִיתָה אֶת־אֹזֶן עַבְדְּךָ לֵאמֹר בַּיִת אֶבְנֶה־לָּךְ עַל־כֵּן מָצָא עַבְדְּךָ אֶת־לִבּוֹ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־הַתְּפִלָּה הַזֹּֽאת׃

khiy-'atah-yehvah-tzeva'vot-'elohey-yishera'el-galiytah-'et-'ozen-'avedekha-le'mor-vayit-'eveneh-lakhe-'al-khen-matza'-'avedekha-'et-livvo-lehitefalel-'eleykha-'et-hatefilah-hazo't

KJV: For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

AKJV: For you, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you an house: therefore has your servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.

ASV: For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

YLT: For Thou, Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Thou hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant, saying, A house I build for thee, therefore hath Thy servant found his heart to pray unto Thee this prayer;

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:28

Hebrew

וְעַתָּה ׀ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אַתָּה־הוּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים וּדְבָרֶיךָ יִהְיוּ אֱמֶת וַתְּדַבֵּר אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ אֶת־הַטּוֹבָה הַזֹּֽאת׃

ve'atah- -'adonay-yehvih-'atah-hv'-ha'elohiym-vdevareykha-yiheyv-'emet-vatedaver-'el-'avedekha-'et-hatvovah-hazo't

KJV: And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

AKJV: And now, O Lord GOD, you are that God, and your words be true, and you have promised this goodness to your servant:

ASV: And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

YLT: And now, Lord Jehovah, Thou art God Himself, and Thy words are truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy servant this goodness,

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 7:29

Hebrew

וְעַתָּה הוֹאֵל וּבָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּית עַבְדְּךָ לִהְיוֹת לְעוֹלָם לְפָנֶיךָ כִּֽי־אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה דִּבַּרְתָּ וּמִבִּרְכָתְךָ יְבֹרַךְ בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ לְעוֹלָֽם׃

ve'atah-hvo'el-vvarekhe-'et-veyt-'avedekha-liheyvot-le'volam-lefaneykha-khiy-'atah-'adonay-yehvih-divareta-vmivirekhatekha-yevorakhe-veyt-'avedekha-le'volam

KJV: Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

AKJV: Therefore now let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue for ever before you: for you, O Lord GOD, have spoken it: and with your blessing let the house of your servant be blessed for ever.

ASV: now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

YLT: And now, begin and bless the house of Thy servant, to be unto the age before Thee, for Thou, Lord Jehovah, hast spoken, and by Thy blessing is the house of Thy servant blessed--to the age.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 7:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.