1 Chronicles 17:18
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What can David add more, seeing thou hast thus glorified thy servant, and known him?

the honour

1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should minister in my sight, for ever. But now saith the Lord: Far be this from me: but whosoever shall glorify me, him will I glorify: but they that despise me, shall be despised.

2 Samuel 7:20-24 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord God: . . .

thou knowest

1 Samuel 16:7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.

Psalm 139:1 Unto the end, a psalm of David. Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me:

John 21:17 He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep.

Revelation 2:23 And I will kill her children with death: and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts. And I will give to every one of you according to your works. But to you I say

Context
David's Prayer of Thanksgiving
17But even this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for the time to come: and hast made me remarkable above all men, O Lord God. 18What can David add more, seeing thou hast thus glorified thy servant, and known him?19O Lord, for thy servant's sake, according to thy own heart, thou hast shewn all this magnificence, and wouldst have all the great things to be known.…
Cross References
1 Chronicles 17:17
But even this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for the time to come: and hast made me remarkable above all men, O Lord God.

1 Chronicles 17:19
O Lord, for thy servant's sake, according to thy own heart, thou hast shewn all this magnificence, and wouldst have all the great things to be known.

Lexicon
What
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

more
יּוֹסִ֨יף (yō·w·sîp̄)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment

can David
דָּוִ֛יד (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

say to You
אֵלֶ֖יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

for so honoring
לְכָב֣וֹד (lə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

Your servant?
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

For You
וְאַתָּ֖ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

know
יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ (yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

Your servant.
עַבְדְּךָ֥ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant


Additional Translations
What more can David say to You for so honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant.What can David speak more to you for the honor of your servant? for you know your servant.

What can David'say yet more unto thee concerning the honor which is done to thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

What shall David do more toward thee to glorify thee? and thou knowest thy servant.

What can David [say] more to thee for the glory of thy servant? thou indeed knowest thy servant.

What can David say yet more unto thee concerning the honour which is done to thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

What can David speak more to thee for the honor of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

What can David say yet more to you concerning the honor which is done to your servant? For you know your servant.

'What doth David add more unto Thee for the honour of Thy servant; and Thou Thy servant hast known.
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