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2 Samuel 7

2 Sam. 7:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wherefore thoue art great
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
: forf there is none like thee, neither is there any God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
beside
zuwlah (Hebrew #2108)
probably scattering, i.e. removal; used adverbially, except
KJV usage: beside, but, only, save.
Pronounce: zoo-law'
Origin: from 2107
thee, according to all that we have heard
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
with our ears
'ozen (Hebrew #241)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
KJV usage: + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Pronounce: o'-zen
Origin: from 238
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Wherefore.
Deut. 3:24• 24{i}Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy powerful hand; for what God is in the heavens or in the earth that can do like to thy works, and like to thy might?{/i} (Deut. 3:24)
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1 Chron. 16:25• 25{i}For Jehovah is great, and exceedingly to be praised;{HR}And he is terrible above all gods.{HR}{/i} (1 Chron. 16:25)
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2 Chron. 2:5• 5{i}And the house that I will build is great; for great is our God above all gods.{/i} (2 Chron. 2:5)
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Psa. 48:1• 1A song, a psalm for the sons of Korah,{HR}Great [is] Jehovah and exceedingly to be praised,{HR}In the city of our God, the mountain of his holiness. (Psa. 48:1)
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Psa. 86:10• 10For thou [art] great{HR}And doest wondrous things;{HR}Thou [art] God, alone. (Psa. 86:10)
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Psa. 96:4• 4For great [is] Jehovah and exceedingly to be praised,{HR}To be feared [is] {i}he{/i} above all gods. (Psa. 96:4)
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Psa. 135:5• 5For {i}I{/i} know that Jehovah [is] great,{HR}And our Lord more than all gods. (Psa. 135:5)
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Psa. 145:3• 3Great is Jehovah and to be praised exceedingly,{HR}And his greatness [is] unsearchable. (Psa. 145:3)
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Ezek. 36:22,32• 22Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
32Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord Jehovah, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
(Ezek. 36:22,32)
none.
Ex. 15:11• 11{i}Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods?{HR}Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness,{HR}Fearful in praises, doing wonders?{HR}{/i} (Ex. 15:11)
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Deut. 4:35• 35{i}Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightest know that Jehovah, he is God—there is none other besides him.{/i} (Deut. 4:35)
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Deut. 32:39• 39See now that I, even I, am he,{HR}And there is no god with me:{HR}I kill, and I make alive;{HR}I wound, and I heal:{HR}Neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. (Deut. 32:39)
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1 Sam. 2:2• 2There is none holy as Jehovah:{HR}For there is none beside thee:{HR}Neither is there any rock like our God. (1 Sam. 2:2)
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Psa. 86:8• 8There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord,{HR}And there are none like thy works, (Psa. 86:8)
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Psa. 89:6,8• 6For who in the sky can compare with Jehovah?{HR}[Who] among the sons of the mighty (plural) can be likened to Jehovah?
8Jehovah God of hosts, who [is] like thee, strong Jah,{HR}And thy faithfulness round about thee?
(Psa. 89:6,8)
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Isa. 40:18,25• 18To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
(Isa. 40:18,25)
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Isa. 45:5,18,22• 5I [am] Jehovah, and there is none else, there is no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
18For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth and made it; he that established it, not a waste he created it; he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] Jehovah; and there is none else.
22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and there is none else.
(Isa. 45:5,18,22)
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Jer. 10:6‑7• 6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? {i}For to thee doth it appertain; for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.{/i}
(Jer. 10:6‑7)
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Mic. 7:18• 18{i}Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.{/i} (Mic. 7:18)
 The highest kind of prayer is that which does not spring from a sense of need, but from the desires and the intelligence which the revelation of God’s purposes produces-purposes which He will fulfill in love to His people and for the glory of Christ. (2 Samuel 7 by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Wherefore thou art great, Jehovah Elohim; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

W. Kelly Translation

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Wherefore thou art great, O Lord Jehovah: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.