17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, Nathan spake thus unto David.

18 ¶ Then King David went in, and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God, therefore thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while: but [a]doth this appertain to [b]man, O Lord God?

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:19 Hebrew, is this the law of man?
  2. 2 Samuel 7:19 Cometh not this rather of thy free mercy, than of any worthiness that can be in man?

17 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

David’s Prayer(A)

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I,(B) Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree,(C) Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human![a]

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:19 Or for the human race