2 Samuel 7:9

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.

Cross-reference

2 Samuel 5:10 shows David becoming greater because God was with him — fulfilling the promise in 2 Samuel 7:9.

2 Samuel 8:6 records God giving victory wherever David went — fulfilling the promise to cut off enemies.

2 Samuel 8:14 repeats the victory theme — another fulfillment of God giving victory over enemies.

2 Samuel 22:1 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Samuel 22:1 introduces David's song of deliverance from all enemies — showing the fulfillment of the promise in 2 Samuel 7:9.

2 Samuel 22:34-38 details God training David for war and destroying enemies — a vivid fulfillment of 2 Samuel 7:9's promise.

2 Samuel 8:13 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Samuel 8:13, David's victory over Syria gives him a reputation—directly fulfilling the promise here of a great name.

2 Samuel 22:49 praises God for delivering David from enemies—the same deliverance promised here is later celebrated.

Genesis 12:2 contains the same phrase 'make your name great' in God's promise to Abraham, showing a pattern of divine exaltation.

Psalm 89:23 Allusion

Psalm 89:23 repeats the covenant promise: God will crush David's adversaries, directly reinforcing the cutting off of enemies mentioned here.

1 Samuel 18:14 states David succeeded because the LORD was with him — an earlier confirmation of the same truth promised in 2 Samuel 7:9.

1 Chronicles 17:8 is the parallel account, repeating the same words — God was with David and cut off his enemies.

Psalm 18:37-42 is David's own testimony of God enabling him to pursue and destroy his enemies, echoing the cutting off of enemies here.

Joshua 6:27 Parallel

Joshua 6:27 recounts God being with Joshua and spreading his fame—the exact pattern of presence and reputation promised to David here.

Psalm 27:6 Parallel

Psalm 27:6 expresses confidence that God will lift David above his enemies—echoing the promise of victory over enemies here.

Psalm 21:5 Parallel

Psalm 21:5 describes the king's glory and honor from God—the same divine bestowal of fame promised to David here.

Luke 1:52 Parallel

Luke 1:52 echoes the same divine principle: God exalts the humble and brings down rulers, seen in David's rise and enemies' fall.

2 Chronicles 1:8 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 1:8, Solomon acknowledges God's mercy to David, which includes the promises of presence and greatness—a later recognition of the covenant.

1 Samuel 2:8 describes God raising the poor from the dust to sit with nobles, illustrating the exaltation of David from shepherd to king.

Exodus 11:3 Parallel

Exodus 11:3 shows God giving Moses great esteem in Egypt, parallel to God making David's name great among the nations.

Psalm 113:7 Related theme

Psalm 113:7 similarly says God raises the poor from the dust, paralleling David's elevation from lowly origins to a great name.

Psalm 113:8 Related theme

Psalm 113:8 continues that God sets the poor with princes, directly echoing David's exaltation to sit among the great ones.