2 Samuel 7:20 (KJV)

Passage

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Samuel 7:19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

2 Samuel 7:20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

2 Samuel 7:21 For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

2 Samuel 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "thee", "thou", "lord", "knowest", and "servant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And this was yet a small thing..." into verse 21's "For thy word s sake and according...", so "david" and "thee" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "david" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.