2 Samuel 7:26 (ASV)

Passage

And 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.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:24 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 7:25 And 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.

2 Samuel 7:26 And 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.

2 Samuel 7:27 For 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.

2 Samuel 7:28 And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "name", "magnified", "ever", "saying", "jehovah", "hosts", "over", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "name" and "magnified", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And now O Jehovah God the word..." into verse 27's "For thou O Jehovah of hosts the...", so "name" and "magnified" 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 "name" and "magnified" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.