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Berean Standard Bible

“I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.”

2 Samuel 7:9

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David has proposed building a house for the Lord, and God answers through Nathan by promising to build a house for David instead. The promise starts by recalling what God has done.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.

World English Bible (WEB)

I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.

King James Version (KJV)

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y he sido contigo en todo cuanto has andado, y delante de ti he talado todos tus enemigos, y te he hecho nombre grande, como el nombre de los grandes que son en la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Que yo he estado con él adondequiera que ha ido y he derrotado a sus enemigos. Que yo engrandeceré aún más su nombre, para que sea uno de los hombres más famosos del mundo.

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