2 Samuel 7:23 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name—and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land—before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods?

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The nations and their gods - that is, the people and the idols of Canaan.

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Whom God went to redeem. —The word here used for God, in this its usual plural form, is always construed with a singular verb when…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

Wh…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And what one nation in the earth [is] like your people, [even]
like Israel
For the kn…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

David's prayer is full of the breathings of devout affection toward God. He had low thoughts of his own merits. All we have, must be looked upon as…