2 Samuel 7:28

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“And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.”

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BSBPD

“And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And now, Lord Jehovah, Thou <FI>art<Fi> God Himself, and Thy words are truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy servant this goodness,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 7:28 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 34:6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
  2. Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
  3. John 17:17Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
  4. Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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