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II Samuel 7:Verse 26

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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.

1 Chronicles 17:231 Chronicles 17:241 Chronicles 17:231 Chronicles 17:24Matthew 6:9
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What Does II Samuel 7:26 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"The desire that the Name of the Lord be magnified forever signifies that the ultimate goal of the Davidic dynasty is the glorification of the Creator...."

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King James VersionPrimary
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.

American Standard Version
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.

American King James Version
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.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!

Young's Literal Translation
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,

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

Let your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The Lord of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.'

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

Let your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The Lord of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.'

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

Let your name be magnified forever, saying, 'Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.'

Darby Translation
Darby

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts isGod over Israel; and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

Webster Bible
Webster

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.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And let thy Name bee magnified for euer by them that shall say, The Lord of hostes is the God ouer Israel: and let the house of thy seruant Dauid be stablished before thee.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

That thy name may be magnified for ever, and it may be said: The Lord of hosts is God over Israel. And the house of thy servant David shall be established before the Lord.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

that thy name may be age-abidingly magnified, saying, Yahweh of hosts, is God over Israel, and so, the house of thy servant David, be established before thee.

Literal Translation
LITV

And Your name shall be great forever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel, and the house of Your servant David is established before You.

Modern King James
MKJV

And let Your name be magnified forever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel. And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.

Updated King James
UKJV

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.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Your name shall be great forever, ⌞and they will say⌟, ‘Yahweh of hosts is God over Israel’; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And let Thy name be magnified for ever, that it may be said: HaShem of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of Thy servant David shall be established before Thee.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

so that your name may be magnified even forever, and so that it may be said: ‘The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And the house of your servant David will be established in the sight of the Lord.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

and thy name be magnyfied til in to withouten ende, and be it seid, The Lord of oostis is God on Israel; and the hows of thi seruaunt Dauid schal be stablischid byfor the Lord;

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