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1 Chronicles 17:17
17And you have done more than that, my God. You have made a promise about the descendants of my family in the future. You, Lord God, have spoken to me as if I am a very important man.
1 Chronicles 17:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.
- New International Version (NIV)And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O Lord God!
- New King James Version (NKJV)And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O Lord God.
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:17
15Nathan told David the whole message that the Lord had shown to him. 16Then King David went into the Lord's tent. He sat down and he prayed to the Lord. He said, ‘Lord, my God, I am not a special person and my family is not special. You have helped me very much and I do not deserve it. And you have done more than that, my God. You have made a promise about the descendants of my family in the future. You, Lord God, have spoken to me as if I am a very important man. 18I am your servant and you know me completely. You have given great honour to me. There is nothing more that I can say. 19Lord, you have chosen to do all these great things for me, your servant. You are telling me what you have promised to do.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:17 word by word
וַתִּקְטַ֨ן זֹ֤את בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְמֵרָח֑וֹק וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי כְּת֧וֹר הָאָדָ֛ם הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- this was a small thingקָטֹןqâţôn · be smallH6994
- in thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- of thy servant’sעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- for a great while to comeרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
- and hast regardedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- me according to the estateתּוֹרtôr · mannerH8448
- of a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- of high degreeמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
- O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:17
- 1 Chronicles 17:7So tell my servant David that the Lord Almighty says this: “I took you from the fields where you were taking care of sheep. I took you from there to become the ruler of my people Israel.
- 2 Samuel 7:19You have also made a promise about the descendants in my family, Almighty Lord. You have promised to help them in the future, as well as me. I am only a man but you have shown this to me, Almighty Lord.
- 2 Samuel 12:8I gave your master's palace to you, and his wives as well. I gave the kingdoms of Israel and Judah to you. And if that was not enough for you, I would have given you even more than that.
- 2 Kings 3:18This is an easy thing for the Lord to do. He will also put the Moabites under your power.
- Isaiah 49:6‘As my servant, I have a greater job for you to do. It will not only be to make Jacob's tribes strong again. It will not only be to bring back Israel's people that I have kept safe. It will also be your job to bring light to the other nations. You will show people all over the world that I have the power to save them.’
- 1 Chronicles 17:11When you die, people will bury you in the grave of your ancestors. Then I will choose your descendant, one of your own sons, to become king. I will make his kingdom strong.
- Ephesians 3:20We praise God, who causes his power to work in us. In that way, he is able to do much more than we could ever ask for. He can do much more than we could even think about.
- 1 Samuel 17:8Goliath stood up and he shouted to the Israelite soldiers, ‘Why have you all got ready to fight against us? I am the great soldier of the Philistine army. You serve Saul as his soldiers. Is that not true? So you must choose one of your men to come and fight against me.
- 1 Kings 3:13I will give you even more than this. I will make you rich and famous, even though you did not ask for that. As long as you live, there will be no other king who is greater than you.
- Psalms 78:70Also, he chose his servant, David. He took David away from the fields,
- Psalms 89:19A long time ago, Lord, you spoke to your servants. In a vision, you said to them, ‘I have helped a brave soldier to be strong. I have chosen as king a young man from among the people.
- Philippians 2:8And when he lived as a man, he made himself even less important. He obeyed God completely, so that he died. He even died on a cross!
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Hast regarded me - i. e., “Thou hast elevated me above other men, by making my kingdom perpetual, regarding me as if I were a man of high degree.” Compare the 2 Samuel 7:19 note.Read the comment
- 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
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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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