And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
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- WEB I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.
- KJV And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
- BSB I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.
- NASB I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have eliminated all your enemies from you; and I will make for you a name like the name of the great ones who are on the earth.
- NLT I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!
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God has been with David, cut off his enemies, and will make his name great. God promises continued presence and lasting honor.
Overview
The Lord recalls His faithful protection of David and pledges to give him a name among the great. David's greatness is God's gift, secured by God's accompanying presence. This promise of an enduring name finds its highest fulfillment in David's greater Son, Christ, whose name is exalted above every name.
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- 1 Sam 18:14David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.
- 1 Chr 17:2Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”
- Ps 113:7–8He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;
- 1 Sam 18:28Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.
- Ps 71:21Increase my honor, and comfort me again.
- 2 Sam 7:9I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.
- Ps 46:7Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
- Ps 75:7But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.
- Gen 28:15Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
- 1 Chr 17:17This was a small thing in your eyes, God; but you have spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have respected me according to the standard of a man of high degree, Yahweh God.
- 2 Sam 8:8From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took a great quantity of brass.
- 1 Sam 31:1–6Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
- Ezra 4:20There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid to them.
- 2 Sam 22:1David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
- 2 Sam 8:6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
- Ps 18:1For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said, I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
- 1 Sam 26:10David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
- 2 Sam 22:38–41I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
- Luke 1:52He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.
- Ps 46:11Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
- 2 Sam 8:13–14David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.
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