2 Samuel 7:26 (WEB)

Passage

Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:24 You established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

2 Samuel 7:25 Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken.

2 Samuel 7:26 Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’

2 Samuel 7:27 For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.

2 Samuel 7:28 “Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "name", "magnified", "forever", "saying", "yahweh", "armies", "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 "Now Yahweh God the word that you..." into verse 27's "For you Yahweh of Armies the 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.