2 Samuel 23:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
חֵפֶץ
desire
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חֵפֶץ
Delight, desire, pleasure. Chephets. Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. When God is your delight He shapes your desires.
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יֶשַׁע
salvation/ my
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יֶשַׁע
Salvation, safety, deliverance yesha; safety from danger and harm. The LORD is my light and my salvation the same root as the name Jesus. He is our safety.
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בְּרִית
a covenant of
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בְּרִית
Covenant. Berith. A solemn binding agreement. God's covenants are unconditional promises that He will never break under any circumstances.
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שׂוּם
he has made
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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בַּיִת
is house?/ my
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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עוֹלָם
perpetuity
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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עָרַךְ
arranged
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עָרַךְ
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
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צָמַח
will he make grow?
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צָמַח
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
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