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1 Chronicles 17:25
25My God, you have made this promise to me, your servant. You have said that I will always have descendants who will rule. That is the house that you will build for me. Because you have said that, I was not afraid to pray to you.
1 Chronicles 17:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
- New International Version (NIV)“You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You.
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:25
23Lord, please do the things that you have promised to do for me, your servant, and for my family. Continue to do for ever what you have promised to do, 24so that people see your promises are true. Then people will always give honour to your great name. They will say, “The Lord Almighty is Israel's God.” And David's descendants will continue to serve you as kings. My God, you have made this promise to me, your servant. You have said that I will always have descendants who will rule. That is the house that you will build for me. Because you have said that, I was not afraid to pray to you. 26Lord, you are the true God! You have promised these good things to me, your servant. 27Now please bless my family and my descendants. Then we will serve you faithfully for ever. Yes, Lord, you have blessed my descendants, and I know that you will continue to bless them for ever.’
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:25 word by word
כִּ֣י׀ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗י גָּלִ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־אֹ֣זֶן עַבְדְּךָ֔ לִבְנ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ בָּ֑יִת עַל־כֵּן֙ מָצָ֣א עַבְדְּךָ֔ לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For thou, O my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- hast toldאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
- hast toldגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
- thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- that thou wilt buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- him an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- hath foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- to prayפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:25
- 1 Samuel 9:15The day before Saul arrived, the Lord had already spoken to Samuel. He had said,
- 1 Chronicles 17:10from the time that I chose leaders to rule my people Israel. But now I will cause all your enemies to be weak. I say to you, David: the Lord will give you descendants who will rule as kings after you. That will be the royal house that I build for you.
- Psalms 10:17You, Lord, hear the prayers of people who are suffering. When they ask you to help them, you make them feel strong.
- Ezekiel 36:37This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will listen to what Israel's people are asking me to do for them. I will allow them to grow in number, like a big crowd of sheep. They will be as many as the sheep that people brought to Jerusalem as offerings at a festival. I will fill the broken cities with crowds of people, as many as those sheep. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’
- 1 John 5:14Also, we can trust God to help us when we turn to him. We know that he will hear us. When we ask for anything that he wants us to have, he listens to us.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Hath found in his heart to pray - The Targum expresses a full sense: "Therefore thy servant hath found an opening of mouth, that he might pray before Thee.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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