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Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign LORD? <a href="/esv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord GOD. You have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord GOD! <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD? <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7.htm">King James Bible</a> And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/7.htm">New King James Version</a> And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, Lord GOD, for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant regarding the distant future. And this is the custom of mankind, Lord GOD. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future. And this is the custom of man, O Lord GOD. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And yet this was insignificant in Thine eyes, O Lord GOD, for Thou hast spoken also of the house of Thy servant concerning the distant future. And this is the custom of man, O Lord GOD. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord Yahweh, for You have spoken also of the house of Your slave concerning the distant future. And this is the law of man, O Lord Yahweh. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Yet this was very insignificant in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, for You have spoken also of Your servant’s house (royal dynasty) in the distant future. And this is the law and custom of man, O Lord GOD. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> What you have done so far was a little thing to you, Lord GOD, for you have also spoken about your servant’s house in the distant future. And this is a revelation for mankind, Lord GOD. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> What You have done so far was a little thing to You, Lord GOD, for You have also spoken about Your servant&#8217s house in the distant future. And this is a revelation for mankind, Lord GOD. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come; and this too after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah! <a href="/cev/2_samuel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and yet you have promised to do even more. Is this the way you usually treat people? <a href="/erv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come; and this too after the manner of men, O Lord GOD! <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> And even this you consider to be a small act, Almighty LORD. You've also spoken about the distant future of my house. Almighty LORD, this is the teaching about the man. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Yet now you are doing even more, Sovereign LORD; you have made promises about my descendants in the years to come. And you let a man see this, Sovereign LORD! <a href="/isv/2_samuel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> And this is still a small thing to you, Lord GOD—you also have spoken about the future of your servant's house, and this is the charter for mankind, O Lord GOD! <a href="/msb/2_samuel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD? <a href="/net/2_samuel/7.htm">NET Bible</a> And you didn't stop there, O LORD God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant's family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O LORD God? <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This was a small thing in your eyes, my Lord, and you have spoken of your servant?s house for a great while to come, and you have let me look upon the generation of humankind to come, Lord GOD. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? <a href="/web/2_samuel/7.htm">World English Bible</a> This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh, but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this among men, Lord Yahweh! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And yet this [is] little in Your eyes, Lord YHWH, and You also speak concerning the house of Your servant far off; and this [is] the law of the man, Lord YHWH. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And yet this is little in Thine eyes, Lord Jehovah, and Thou dost speak also concerning the house of Thy servant afar off; and this is the law of the Man, Lord Jehovah. <a href="/slt/2_samuel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this yet will be small in thine eyes, Lord Jehovah; and thou wilt speak also to the house of thy servant for remoteness. And this the law of man, Lord Jehovah?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But yet this hath seemed little in thy sight, O Lord God, unless thou didst also speak of the house of thy servant for a long time to come: for this is the law of Adam, O Lord God. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Moreover, this has seemed little in your sight, O Lord God, unless you also will speak about the house of your servant for a long time. For this is the law of Adam, O Lord God. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Bible</a> And yet even this is too little in your sight, Lord GOD! For you have made a promise regarding your servant’s house reaching into the future, and giving guidance to the people, Lord GOD! <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord GOD; you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come. May this be instruction for the people, O Lord GOD!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And is this yet a small thing in thy sight, O LORD God, that thou hast spoken also concerning thy servant's descendants for a great while to come? Is this for the guidance of men, O LORD God? <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> This is small in your eyes, LORD JEHOVAH God, that you have spoken about the house of your Servant from long beforehand. This is the instruction of men, LORD JEHOVAH God<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And this was yet a small thing in Thine eyes, O Lord GOD; but Thou hast spoken also of Thy servant's house for a great while to come; and this too after the manner of great men, O Lord GOD. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Whereas I was very little before thee, O Lord, my Lord, yet thou spokest concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to to come. And is this the law of man, O Lord, my Lord? <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/7-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1858" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">David's Prayer of Thanksgiving</a> 18Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 19<a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">And as if</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6994.htm" title="6994: wat·tiq·ṭan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To be small or insignificant. A primitive root; to diminish, i.e. Be diminutive or of no account.">was a small thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in Your eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">You have also</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wat·tə·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: lə·mê·rā·ḥō·wq (Prep-l, Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">the future</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of Your servant.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: wə·zōṯ (Conj-w:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">Is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">Your custom</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">with man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD?</a> 20What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17</a> And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God. <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a> You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah <a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Psalm 89:27-29</a> I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. / I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. / I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. <a href="/psalms/89-35.htm">Psalm 89:35-37</a> Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David— / his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, / like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. <a href="/jeremiah/33-14.htm">Jeremiah 33:14-17</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. ... <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23-24</a> I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. / I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24-25</a> My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. <a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Luke 1:31-33</a> Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. / He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68-70</a> “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Acts 2:29-30</a> Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. / But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a> After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised. <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3-4</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, / and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8-9</a> For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, / so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And this was yet a small thing in your sight, O Lord GOD; but you have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?And this<a href="/2_samuel/12-8.htm">2 Samuel 12:8</a> And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.<a href="/numbers/16-9.htm">Numbers 16:9,13</a> Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? … but thou<a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">2 Samuel 7:11-16</a> And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house… <a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17</a> And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.And is this<a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalm 36:7</a> How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8,9</a> For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD… <a href="/ephesians/2-7.htm">Ephesians 2:7</a> That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.manner [heb] law <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/9-9.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-10.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-22.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/james/3-5.htm">Insignificant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-28.htm">Servant's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-9.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-19.htm">Small</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-21.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/8-7.htm">Insignificant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-20.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-29.htm">Servant's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-6.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-29.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-13.htm">Small</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 7</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house</a> 4. <a href="/2_samuel/7-4.htm">After by the word of God forbids him</a> 12. <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">David's prayer and thanksgiving</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, This phrase reflects David's humility and amazement at God's promises. In the context of <a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7</a>, God has just promised David an everlasting dynasty. David acknowledges that what God has done and promised is beyond human comprehension. The phrase "small thing" indicates that what seems monumental to humans is effortlessly within God's power. This highlights God's sovereignty and grace, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours.You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Here, "the house of Your servant" refers to David's dynasty. God promises that David's lineage will endure forever, which is a pivotal moment in biblical history. This promise is foundational for the messianic expectation, as it is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, as noted in <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>. The "future" aspect points to the eternal kingdom established through Christ, aligning with prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a>, which speaks of an everlasting government on David's throne.Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD? David is expressing wonder at the uniqueness of God's covenant with him. The rhetorical question underscores the extraordinary nature of God's grace and favor. In the ancient Near Eastern context, covenants were common, but God's covenant with David is unparalleled because it is unconditional and eternal. This sets a precedent for the New Covenant through Jesus, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>, where God promises a new relationship with His people. David's question highlights the personal and relational aspect of God's dealings with humanity, emphasizing His faithfulness and love.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, who is expressing his awe and gratitude to God for His promises concerning David's lineage and the future of his house. 2. <a href="/topical/l/lord_god.htm">Lord GOD (Yahweh Elohim)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who makes a profound promise to David regarding his descendants and the establishment of his kingdom. 3. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_david.htm">House of David</a> Refers to David's dynasty, which God promises to establish forever, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. 4. <a href="/topical/n/nathan_the_prophet.htm">Nathan the Prophet</a> The prophet who delivers God's message to David, revealing God's covenant with him. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where David reigns as king and where God establishes His covenant with David.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God's promises are sure and steadfast. Just as He was faithful to David, He remains faithful to His promises to us. <a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> David's response to God's promise is one of humility and awe. We should approach God with the same reverence and gratitude for His blessings. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> God's plans extend beyond our immediate circumstances. Like David, we should trust in God's long-term purposes for our lives. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The covenant with David points to the greater covenant through Christ. We are invited into this relationship through faith in Jesus. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_impact.htm">Legacy and Impact</a> Consider the legacy we are building. Are we living in a way that honors God's promises and impacts future generations?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 7</a> <a href="/q/theme_of_'clouds_without_water'.htm">What defines being a servant to everyone?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_1_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 1 Samuel?</a> <a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Is this the manner of man?--This clause is very obscure in the original, and little help in determining its meaning can be had from the ancient versions. The word translated "manner" is a very common one, and never has this sense elsewhere; its well established meaning is law. Neither is there any reason to suppose that a question is intended. Translate, "And this is a law for man!" David expresses his surprise that so great a promise, even a decree of an eternal kingdom, should be given to such as himself and his posterity. The same thought is far less strikingly expressed in the parallel passage (<a href="/1_chronicles/17-18.htm" title="What can David speak more to you for the honor of your servant? for you know your servant.">1Chronicles 17:18</a>), "Thou hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - And is this the manner of man, O Lord God? Hebrew, and this is the law of man, O Lord Jehovah. In the parallel passage (<a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17</a>) the Hebrew has, "And thou hast regarded me according to the law of a man of high degree." The rendering of the Authorized Version here, which, by making the clause interrogative, implies a negative, gives absolutely no sense; but some commentators render, "And this is the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah," understanding thereby that God was acting towards David in a human manner, that is, as an earthly friend and benefactor would do. But though the Revised Version favours this rendering, the Hebrew word torah never has this meaning, and, unless, the attempt be made to amend the text, for which the versions give no help, we must take torah in its usual sense, and understand that this continuance of David's house into the distant future has now become a human law, that is, a divinely constituted ordinance, which must now take its place among the laws which govern human affairs. The words are undoubtedly difficult, and we feel that David was speaking in an ejaculatory manner, in sentences but half expressed, breaking forth from him bit by bit, under the pressure of deep excitement within. We notice too that, while there is no direct reference to the Messiah in David's words, yet that the Psalms indicate that he did connect the duration of his house with the Messiah's advent; and this ejaculation may have sprung forth, if not from a fully formed conviction, yet from the feeling that the permanence of his house was for the purpose of a higher kingdom than that of Jerusalem; and so the promise was a "law of man" and the promulgation of a decree which affected the whole human race. This may be the meaning of the Vulgate, which renders "a law of Adam," that is, one embracing within its scope all Adam's race, <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/7-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And as if ע֨וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more this זֹ֤את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, was a small thing וַתִּקְטַן֩ (wat·tiq·ṭan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6994.htm">Strong's 6994: </a> To diminish, be, diminutive, of no account in Your eyes, בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain O Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD, יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel You have also גַּ֥ם (gam) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and spoken וַתְּדַבֵּ֛ר (wat·tə·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue about אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the future לְמֵֽרָח֑וֹק (lə·mê·rā·ḥō·wq) Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> Remote, of place, time, precious of the house בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Your servant. עַבְדְּךָ֖ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant [Is] this וְזֹ֛את (wə·zōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Your custom תּוֹרַ֥ת (tō·w·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8452.htm">Strong's 8452: </a> A custom with man, הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being O Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD? יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-19.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 7:19 This was yet a small thing (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/7-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>