2 Samuel 7:26 (GNV)

Passage

And let thy Name bee magnified for euer by them that shall say, The Lord of hostes is the God ouer Israel: and let the house of thy seruant Dauid be stablished before thee.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:24 For thou hast ordeyned to thy selfe thy people Israel to be thy people for euer: and thou Lord art become their God.

2 Samuel 7:25 Nowe therefore, O Lord God, confirme for euer the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy seruant and his house, and doe as thou hast sayde.

2 Samuel 7:26 And let thy Name bee magnified for euer by them that shall say, The Lord of hostes is the God ouer Israel: and let the house of thy seruant Dauid be stablished before thee.

2 Samuel 7:27 For thou, O Lord of hostes, God of Israel, hast reueiled vnto thy seruant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy seruant bene bold to pray this prayer vnto thee.

2 Samuel 7:28 Therefore now, O Lord God, (for thou art God, and thy words be true, and thou hast tolde this goodnes vnto thy seruant)

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "name", "magnified", "euer", "shall", "lord", "hostes", "ouer", 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 "Nowe therefore O Lord God confirme for..." into verse 27's "For thou O Lord of hostes God...", 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.