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

15As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” 16So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. And David’s fame went out into every land, 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

• And David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• fameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• into everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• causedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• to fear himפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• to fear himעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:17

• Joshua 6:27So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
• 2 Chronicles 26:8The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
• Psalms 18:44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
• Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
• Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
• Deuteronomy 11:25No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.
• Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
• Joshua 9:24The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.

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
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• 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