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 great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB I 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.
- KJV And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto 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 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have eliminated all your enemies from you; I will also make a great name for you, like the names of the great men 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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Quick answer
God affirmed He had been with David, defeated his enemies, and would make his name great. David's success and renown flow from God's faithful presence.
Overview
God rehearses His past faithfulness, having been with David and cut off his foes, as the basis for His future promises. The pledge to make David a great name echoes the promise to Abraham (Genesis 12:2), tying David into God's larger redemptive plan. True greatness here is God's gift, not a human achievement.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 5:10David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.
- 1 Chr 17:8I 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.
- 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 18:37–42I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.
- 1 Sam 18:14David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.
- 2 Sam 22:34–38He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
- Ps 113:7–8He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;
- 2 Sam 8:14He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
- Gen 12:2I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
- Luke 1:52He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.
- 2 Sam 22:30For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
- Ps 89:23I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.
- 1 Sam 2:8He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s. He has set the world on 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,
- 1 Sam 31:6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
- Ps 87:3–6Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.
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