2 Samuel 7:20 (GNV)

Passage

And what can Dauid say more vnto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy seruant.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:18 Then King Dauid went in, and sate before the Lord, and sayde, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Samuel 7:19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God, therefore thou hast spoken also of thy seruants house for a great while: but doth this appertaine to man, O Lord God?

2 Samuel 7:20 And what can Dauid say more vnto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy seruant.

2 Samuel 7:21 For thy words sake, and according to thine owne heart hast thou done all these great things, to make them knowen vnto thy seruant.

2 Samuel 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that wee haue heard with our eares.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dauid", "vnto", "thee", "thou", "lord", "knowest", and "seruant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dauid" and "vnto", 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 words sake and according to...", so "dauid" and "vnto" 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 "dauid" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.