American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 17:14
14but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.
1 Chronicles 17:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
- New International Version (NIV)I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:14
12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever. 13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee; but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever. 15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 16Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:14 word by word
וְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּ בְּבֵיתִ֥י וּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖י עַד־הָעוֹלָ֑ם וְכִסְא֕וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:14
- Psalms 2:6Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
- Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.
- Psalms 89:36His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
- Luke 1:32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
- Hebrews 3:6but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:14
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14In 2 Samuel 7:16, God promises to establish David’s house, kingdom, and throne. Here, the promise is for Solomon. The books of Samuel and Kings portray David as Israel’s ideal king, but the Chronicler sees Solomon as David’s equal. David prepared for building the temple, but God chose Solomon to build it. The promise to Israel was fulfilled during the reigns of both David and Solomon.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. I will settle him in my house--over My people Israel. and in my kingdom for ever--God here asserts His right of supreme sovereignty in Israel. David and Solomon, with their successors, were only the vicegerents whom He nominated, or, in His providence, permitted. his throne shall be established for evermore--The posterity of David inherited the throne in a long succession--but not always. In such a connection as this, the phrase "for evermore" is…Read the comment
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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
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