1 Chronicles 14:17

1 Chronicles 14:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.
• New International Version (NIV)So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.

Context of 1 Chronicles 14:17

15It shall be when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the Philistine army.” 16So David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. Then David’s fame spread into all the lands; and the Lord caused all nations to fear him.

1 Chronicles 14:17 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֥א שֵׁם־דָּוִ֖יד בְּכָל־הָֽאֲרָצ֑וֹת וַֽיהוָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן אֶת־פַּחְדּ֖וֹ עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• into all landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• broughtנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• of him upon all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:17

• Joshua 6:27So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.
• 2 Chronicles 26:8The Ammonites paid tribute (money) to Uzziah, and his fame spread abroad, even as far as the border of Egypt, for he became very strong.
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me; Foreigners feign obedience to me.
• Exodus 15:14The peoples have heard [about You], they tremble; Anguish and fear has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Deuteronomy 2:25This day I will begin to put the dread and the fear of you on the peoples (pagans) under the whole heaven, who, when they hear the reports about you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
• Deuteronomy 11:25No man will be able to stand before you; the Lord your God will lay the fear and the dread of you on all the land on which you set foot, just as He has spoken to you.
• Joshua 2:9and she said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the terror and dread of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted [in despair] because of you.
• Joshua 9:24They replied to Joshua and said, “Because your servants were told in no uncertain terms that the Lord your God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the land’s inhabitants before you, we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and so we did this [deceptive] thing.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Into all lands - That is, all the surrounding or neighboring lands and nations, for no others can possibly be intended.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-17When David became ruler of all Israel, the Philistines attacked. They no longer saw him as under their control, as they did when he only ruled Judah. They attacked through the valley southwest of Jerusalem (see Joshua 15:8). Before the battle, David asked the Lord for guidance, unlike Saul, who asked a medium for help against the Philistines (1 Chronicles 10:13; see 1 Samuel 28).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 14:17

• Blessing
• David

In the dictionaries

• David
• Chronicles, Books of
• Fame
• Genealogy
• Mulberry; Trees
• nation

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings