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17 Nathan spoke to David all these words, and according to all this vision.

18 Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Lord[a] Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far? 19 This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this among men, Lord Yahweh!

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Footnotes

  1. 7:18 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

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