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

24so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You. 25For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You. And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant. 27So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”

1 Chronicles 17:26 word by word

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

• And nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• areהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• And You have promisedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• goodnessטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• toעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Your servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:26

• Exodus 36:37For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,
• 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears 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