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 you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out and fight because God has gone ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.” 16David did as God ordered him, and his men defeated the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. David’s fame spread through all lands, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.

1 Chronicles 14:17 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֥א שֵׁם־דָּוִ֖יד בְּכָל־הָֽאֲרָצ֑וֹת וַֽיהוָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן אֶת־פַּחְדּ֖וֹ עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• into all landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• broughtנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• of him upon all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

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 paid taxes to Uzziah, and his fame spread to the border of Egypt because he became very powerful.
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me.
• Exodus 15:14People will hear of it and tremble. The people of Philistia will be in anguish.
• Deuteronomy 2:25Today I will start to make all the people under heaven terrified of you. When they hear about you, they will tremble and shake because of you.”
• Deuteronomy 11:25No one will be able to stop you. As the Lord your God promised, he will make people terrified of you wherever you go in this land.
• Joshua 2:9She said to them, “I know the Lord will give you this land. Your presence terrifies us. All the people in this country are deathly afraid of you.
• Joshua 9:24They answered Joshua, “We were told that the Lord your God commanded his servant Moses to give you the whole land and destroy all who live there. We deceived you because we feared for our lives.

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
• Mulberry; Trees
• 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