2 Samuel 7:25

And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — David addresses God in prayer immediately after recording the covenant promises regarding his lineage and throne. The moment follows God’s declaration that He will establish Israel as His people forever.

The words — דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ (di.Bar.ta) means "you have spoken," and הַ/דָּבָ֗ר (ha./da.Var) means "the word." These terms anchor the verse in God’s prior declaration rather than human speculation.

The thread — The plea to remember God’s spoken word appears in Psalms 119:49, while the pattern of God acting on His promise runs through Genesis 32:12 and Ezekiel 36:37. These texts track a consistent pattern of divine commitment to His people.

Why it lands — The text demands that readers measure their hopes against God’s prior declarations rather than personal desire. It requires active trust that divine promises will execute exactly as stated.

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The Hebrew words

וְעַתָּה֙ve./'a.Tahand/ now יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO Yahweh אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGod הַדָּבָ֗רha./da.Varthe/ word אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich דִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.tayou have spoken עַֽל־'al-on עַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de./Khaservant/ your וְעַל־ve./'al-and/ on בֵּית֔וֹbei.T/ohouse/ his הָקֵ֖םha.Kemestablish עַד־'ad-until עוֹלָ֑םo.Lamperpetuity וַעֲשֵׂ֖הva./'a.Sehand/ do כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka./'a.Sherjust/ as דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.tayou have spoken

King James Version

And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

Cross-references

Psalms 119:49 Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
Ezekiel 36:37 This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
Genesis 32:12 But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
Jeremiah 11:4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’