2 Samuel 7:22

22 “How great you are, Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.

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2 Samuel 7:22 in Other Translations

KJV

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.

ESV

22 Therefore you are great, O LORD God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

NLT

22 “How great you are, O Sovereign LORD ! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!

MSG

22 "This is what makes you so great, Master God! There is none like you, no God but you, nothing to compare with what we've heard with our own ears.

CSB

22 "This is why You are great, Lord God . There is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.

2 Samuel 7:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 7:22

Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God
In his name, nature, persons, and perfections, purposes, promises, and works:

for [there is] none like thee;
for his essence and attributes, for his greatness and goodness, for what he is in himself, for what he is to his people, and has done for them:

neither [is there any] God beside thee;
there is but one God, the living and true God, the former and maker of all things; all others are but fictitious and factitious gods, see ( 1 Samuel 2:2 ) ;

according to all that we have heard with our ears;
concerning what he did in the land of Egypt upon the Egyptians, and in the wilderness, in favour of the Israelites, and in the land of Canaan, by driving out the inhabitants before the people of Israel, and in the times of the judges, in raising them up to deliver his people.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 7:22 In-Context

20 “What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign LORD.

21 For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant.

22 “How great you are, Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.

23 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?

24 You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

Cross References 5

1. Psalms 48:1; Psalms 77:13; Psalms 86:10; Jeremiah 10:6
2. Deuteronomy 3:24
3. S Exodus 9:14
4. S Exodus 8:10; S Exodus 20:4; Exodus 15:11
5. Exodus 10:2; S Judges 6:13; Psalms 44:1

2 Samuel 7:22

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2 Samuel 7:22 in Other Translations

2 Samuel 7:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 7:22 In-Context

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