2 Samuel 7:24 — Bible Verse (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.”
2 Samuel 7:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 7:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 7:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.”
2 Samuel 7:24 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 7:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God. ”
2 Samuel 7:24 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 7:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
2 Samuel 7:24 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 7:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou hast established to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, art become theirGod. ”
2 Samuel 7:24 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 7:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For thou hast ordeyned to thy selfe thy people Israel to be thy people for euer: and thou Lord art become their God.”
2 Samuel 7:24 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 7:24 in Context — 2 Samuel 7
22 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.
23 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?
24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God.
25 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.
26 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.
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What Does 2 Samuel 7:24 Mean?
2 Samuel 7:24 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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