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2 Samuel 7:24

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 7:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.
2 Samuel 7:24 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
27For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto 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
“For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever, etc.] So long as they were obedient to him, and observed his laws and statutes, and abode by his worship and ordinances, otherwise he would write a “loammi” on them, as he has, (see <280109>Hosea 1:9); and thou, Lord, art become their God; their covenant God, they having avouched him to be their God, and he having avouched them to be his people, (<052617>Deuteronomy 26:17,18).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Confirmed - Partly, by thy promises, and that sure covenant which thou hast made with them: and partly, by thy glorious works wrought on their behalf, as it appears this day. Their God - In a peculiar manner, and by special relation and covenant: for otherwise he is the God and father of all things. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 7:26”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:24 David praised God for his goodness in redeeming and establishing the nation of Israel (7:23-24), not just David and his royal line (7:18-21). His prayer is corporate rather than just personal.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“confirmed: Gen 17:7; Deu 26:18 art become: Sa2 7:23; Exo 15:2; Deu 27:9; Ch1 17:22; Psa 48:14; Isa 12:2; Jer 31:1, Jer 31:33; Jer 32:38; Hos 1:10; Zac 13:9; Joh 1:12; Rom 9:25, Rom 9:26; Pe1 2:10 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 7:25”
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