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2 Samuel 7:23

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 7:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?
2 Samuel 7:23 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.
21For thy word`s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.
22Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?
24And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.
25And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people, [even] like Israel, etc.] For the knowledge and worship of the true God among them, for laws and or given them, and for blessings of goodness bestowed upon them: whom God went to redeem for a people to himself; the words are plural, “whom the gods went to redeem”; the Targum is, “they that were sent from the Lord,” meaning Moses and Aaron, of whom Jarchi interprets them, of the first of which it is said, “I have made thee a god unto Pharaoh”, (<020701>Exodus 7:1); but Kimchi and R. Isaiah understand it of the true God, only suppose, as the former, that the plural expression is used for the sake of honour and glory; whereas, no doubt,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The nations and their gods - i e. the people and the idols of Canaan. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:23 Israel was set apart from every other nation by the uniqueness of its God and by the relationship the people had with him.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“what one: Deu 4:7, Deu 4:8, Deu 4:32-34, Deu 33:29; Psa 147:20; Rom 3:1, Rom 3:2 went: Exo 3:7, Exo 3:8, Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6; Num 14:13, Num 14:14; Psa 111:9; Isa 63:7-14; Tit 2:14; Pe1 2:9; Rev 5:9 make him: Exo 9:16; Jos 7:9; Ch1 17:21; Isa 63:12, Isa 63:14; Eze 20:9; Eph 1:6 great things: Deu 10:21; Psa 40:5, Psa 65:5, Psa 66:3, Psa 106:22, Psa 145:6 thy people: Deu 9:26, Deu 15:15; Neh 1:10 nations and their gods: Exo 12:12 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 7:24”
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