1 Chronicles 17:26

1 Chronicles 17:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
• New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now, Lord, You are God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:26

24And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David thy servant is established before thee. 25For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee. And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant: 27and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever.

1 Chronicles 17:26 word by word

וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אַתָּה־ה֖וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֔ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

• nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• goodטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:26

• Exodus 36:37And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer;
• 1 John 5:14And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:26

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27The larger section (1 Chronicles 13:1–17:27) ends with Nathan's prophecy about David and David's prayer of thanks.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:26

• David
• Humility
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• God
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Intercession
• 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