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1 Chronicles 17:14
14and 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
12It is he who 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 away my mercy from him, as I took it from him that was before thee; and 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 to David. 16And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Jehovah Elohim, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
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 2:6And I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.
- Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
- 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 Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;
- Hebrews 3:6but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are we, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to 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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