2 Samuel 7:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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 the greatest in the land.”
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“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 the greatest in the land.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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 <FI>are<Fi> in the earth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 7:9 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:2I 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.
- Joshua 6:27So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He 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 world.
- 1 Samuel 18:14and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
- 1 Samuel 18:30Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
- 1 Samuel 31:6So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
- 2 Samuel 5:10And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
- 2 Samuel 8:6Then 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.
- 2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 2 Samuel 22:1And 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.
- 2 Samuel 22:30For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
- 2 Samuel 22:34He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
- 2 Samuel 22:38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
- 2 Samuel 22:43I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
- 1 Chronicles 17:8I 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 the greatest in the land.
- Psalms 18:37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
- Psalms 21:6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
- Psalms 87:3Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
- Psalms 89:23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
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