2 Samuel 7:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

New Living Translation
You made Israel your very own people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God.

English Standard Version
And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O LORD, became their God.

Berean Study Bible
For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

New American Standard Bible
For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and You, LORD, have become their God.

NASB 1995
"For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

NASB 1977
“For Thou hast established for Thyself Thy people Israel as Thine own people forever, and Thou, O LORD, hast become their God.

Amplified Bible
You established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your people forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

Christian Standard Bible
You established your people Israel to be your own people forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You established Your people Israel to be Your own people forever, and You, LORD, have become their God.

Contemporary English Version
You have chosen Israel to be your people forever, and you have become their God.

Good News Translation
You have made Israel your own people forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You created the people of Israel to be your people forever. And you, LORD, became their God.

International Standard Version
You have prepared your people Israel to be your very own people for ever, and you, LORD, have become their God!

NET Bible
You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O LORD, became their God.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

New King James Version
For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, LORD, have become their God.

King James 2000 Bible
For you have confirmed to yourself your people Israel to be a people unto you forever: and you, LORD, have become their God.

New Heart English Bible
And you established your people Israel for yourself to be your people forever; and you, LORD, became their God.

World English Bible
You established for yourself your people Israel to be a people to you forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

American King James Version
For you have confirmed to yourself your people Israel to be a people to you for ever: and you, LORD, are become their God.

American Standard Version
And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

A Faithful Version
For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel to be a people to You forever. And You, LORD, have become their God.

Darby Bible Translation
And thou hast established to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, art become their God.

English Revised Version
And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people to thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For thou hast ordeyned to thy selfe thy people Israel to be thy people for euer: and thou Lord art become their God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For thou hast ordeyned thy people Israel to be thy people for euer, and thou Lorde art become their God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And thy people of Israel hast thou prepared the to be a people vnto thyne owne selfe for euer, and thou O LORDE art become their God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Indeed, You establish Your people Israel for Yourself, for a people for Yourself for all time, and You, YHWH, have been to them for God.

Young's Literal Translation
Yea, Thou dost establish to Thee Thy people Israel, to Thee for a people unto the age, and Thou, Jehovah, hast been to them for God.

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou wilt prepare to thyself thy people Israel to thee for a people, even to forever. And thou Jehovah wert to them for God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be an everlasting people: and thou, O Lord God, art become their God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you have secured your people Israel for yourself, as an everlasting people. And you, O Lord God, have become their God.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And you have established your people Israel for yourself, that it shall be a people for yourself until eternity, and you LORD JEHOVAH have been God to them!

Lamsa Bible
For thou hast established for thyself thy people Israel to be a people to thee for ever; and thou, O LORD, hast become their God.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Thou didst establish to Thyself Thy people Israel to be a people unto Thee for ever; and Thou, LORD, becamest their God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou has prepared for thyself thy people Israel to be a people for ever, and thou, Lord, art become their God.
















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