2 Samuel 7:18 (YLT)

Passage

And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, `Who <FI>am<Fi> I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:16 and stedfast <FI>is<Fi> thy house and thy kingdom unto the age before thee, thy throne is established unto the age.'

2 Samuel 7:17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spake Nathan unto David.

2 Samuel 7:18 And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, `Who <FI>am<Fi> I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Samuel 7:19 And yet this <FI>is<Fi> little in Thine eyes, Lord Jehovah, and Thou dost speak also concerning the house of Thy servant afar off; and this <FI>is<Fi> the law of the Man, Lord Jehovah.

2 Samuel 7:20 And what doth David add more to speak unto Thee? and Thou, Thou hast known Thy servant, Lord Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "david", "cometh", "sitteth", "before", "jehovah", "saith", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "According to all these words and according..." into verse 19's "And yet this FI is Fi little...", so "king" and "david" 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 "king" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.