1 Chronicles 17:8

1 Chronicles 17:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:8

6Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I say a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built for Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’ 7Now, therefore, this is what you shall say to My servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel. I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make your name like the name of the great ones of the earth. 9I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, so that they may live in their own place and not be moved again [nor tremble with fear]; and the wicked will not waste (persecute) them anymore, as formerly, 10since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. And I will humble and subdue all your enemies. “Furthermore, I tell you that the Lord will build you a house (a blessed posterity).

1 Chronicles 17:8 word by word

וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ בְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֔כְתָּ וָאַכְרִ֥ית אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽי לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֔ם כְּשֵׁ֥ם הַגְּדוֹלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and have cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee, and have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thee a nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the great menגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:8

• 1 Chronicles 17:2Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
• Genesis 28:15Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
• 1 Samuel 18:14David acted wisely and prospered in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
• 2 Samuel 7:9I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like that of the great men of the earth.
• 2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons among the Arameans in Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants and brought tribute. The Lord helped David wherever he went.
• Psalms 46:7The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David also said, “As the Lord lives, most certainly the Lord will strike him [in His own time and way], or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be carried off [dead].
• 1 Samuel 31:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
• 2 Samuel 22:1David spoke the words of this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
• Psalms 18:1“I love You [fervently and devotedly], O Lord, my strength.”
• 1 Chronicles 7:17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
• 2 Samuel 8:13So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans (Syrians) in the Valley of Salt.
• Ezra 4:20There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem who have ruled over all the provinces west of the [Euphrates] River, and tax, custom, and toll were paid to them.
• Psalms 71:21May You increase my greatness (honor) And turn to comfort me.
• Psalms 75:7But God is the Judge; He puts down one and lifts up another.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor out of the dust And lifts the needy from the ash heap,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15David wanted to build a home for the ark as grand as his palace, but the Lord chose David’s heir, Solomon (1 Chronicles 22), to build the temple. Jerusalem was to be the only place of worship for all Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Ch 17:1-10. David Forbidden to Build God a House. 1. as David sat in his house--The details of this chapter were given in nearly similar terms (2Sa 7:1-29). The date was towards the latter end of David's reign, for it is expressly said in the former book to have been at the cessation of all his wars. But as to narrate the preparations for the removal of the ark and the erection of the temple was the principal object of the historian, the exact chronology…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:8

• Blessing
• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Nathan (1)
• Port; Porter

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17

• 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