Bible Strands
2 Samuel 7:26
so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David speaks this concluding clause of his prayer directly to God after receiving the covenant promise regarding his dynasty. The statement functions as the final petition in his response to God's revelation that a royal house would be built for him.
The words — וְיִגְדַּל (yigdal) literally means "it may be great" or "be magnified," paired with שִׁמְךָ (shimcha), "your name." The temporal phrase עַד עוֹלָם (ad olam) translates to "until perpetuity," marking the unending scope of the promised exaltation.
The thread — The structure of asking God's name to be honored runs parallel to Matthew 6:9, while the declaration of Yahweh's sovereignty over Israel matches the worship formula in Psalm 72:18. The structural echo in 1 Chronicles 17:23 repeats the petition for God's spoken word and David's house to be established forever, without adding the magnification of God's name.
Why it lands — The text states that divine promises are designed to produce enduring public recognition of God's authority rather than human glory. It requires the reader to anchor their confidence in God's confirmed word and wait for His action to establish what He has spoken.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 17:23 And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,
- Psalms 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Matthew 6:9 So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
- Genesis 17:18 And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
- 1 Chronicles 29:10 Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
- Psalms 89:36 his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- Psalms 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
- John 12:28 Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”