2 Samuel 7:27 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁷ “For You, O יהוה  of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ For You, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant: I will build you a house. So Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁷ because you, LORD of heavenly forces, Israel’s God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has found the courage to pray this prayer to you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ For you, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to the ear of your servant, saying, 'I will build a house for you.' Because of this, your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to you.

2 Samuel 7:27 Cross References

2 Samuel 7:11

even from the day I appointed rulers over My people Yisra’ĕ

2 Samuel 7:13

“He does build a house for My Name, and I shall establish the throne of his reign forever.

1 Kings 11:38

‘And it shall be, if you obey all that I command you, and shall walk in My ways, and do what is right in My eyes, to guard My laws and My commands, as My servant Dawiḏ

Psalm 10:17

יהוה, You have heard the desire of the lowly ones; You prepare their heart; You incline Your ear,

Psalm 40:6

Slaughtering and meal offering You did not desire; You have opened my ears; Burnt offering and sin offering You did not ask for.

Exodus 1:21

And it came to be, because the midwives feared Elohim, that He provided households for them.

Ruth 4:4

“And I thought that I should disclose it to you, saying, ‘Buy it back in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you do redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not redeem it, inform me, so that I know. For there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.’ ” And he said, “I redeem it.”

1 Samuel 2:35

‘And I shall raise up for Myself a trustworthy priest who does according to what is in My heart and in My being. And I shall build him a steadfast house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever.

1 Samuel 9:15

And יהוה  had revealed to Shemu’ĕ