Bible Strands
2 Samuel 7:18
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King David speaks directly to the LORD immediately after Nathan relays a divine revelation concerning David's dynasty. He physically enters a space and sits before God to deliver his response.
The words — The Hebrew מִי (mi) translates literally as "who?" and anchors David's opening question in the text.
The thread — David echoes this self-questioning in 1 Chronicles 17:16, while 1 Samuel 18:18 records a similar formula directed at Saul.
Why it lands — The text records David's literal acknowledgment of his unmerited elevation before detailing the scope of the promise. It requires the reader to recognize that divine favor operates independently of human status or lineage.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
Cross-references
- Psalms 8:4 what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
- 1 Chronicles 17:16 Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
- 1 Samuel 18:18 And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
- Genesis 32:10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
- Exodus 3:11 But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
- 1 Samuel 15:17 And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
- Ephesians 3:8 Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Judges 6:15 “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
- 1 Samuel 9:21 Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
- Isaiah 37:14 So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.