1 Chronicles 17:10

1 Chronicles 17:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.
• New International Version (NIV)and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies. “ ‘I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you:
• English Standard Version (ESV)from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the Lord will build you a house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the Lord will build you a house.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:10

8I was with you wherever you went, and I destroyed all your enemies in front of you. I will make your name like the names of the greatest people on earth. 9I will make a place for my people Israel and plant them there. They will live in their own place and not be troubled anymore. The wicked will no longer frighten them as they used to do ever since I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. I will crush all your enemies. I even tell you that I, the Lord, will build a house for you. 11“ ‘When the time comes for you to go and be with your ancestors, I will send one of your descendants. He will be one of your sons. I will establish his kingdom. 12He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

1 Chronicles 17:10 word by word

וּלְמִיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֤יתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וָאַגִּ֣ד לָ֔ךְ וּבַ֖יִת יִֽבְנֶה־לְּךָ֥ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And since the timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that I commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• over my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Moreover I will subdueכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• Furthermore I tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• thee that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• thee an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:10

• Judges 2:14So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel. He handed them over to people who robbed them. He also used their enemies around them to defeat them. They could no longer stand up against their enemies.
• Judges 3:8The Lord became angry with the people of Israel. He used King Cushan Rishathaim of Aram Naharaim to defeat them. So Israel served Cushan Rishathaim for eight years.
• Judges 4:3The people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. King Jabin had 900 chariots made of iron and had cruelly oppressed Israel for 20 years.
• Judges 6:3Whenever Israel planted crops, Midian, Amalek, and Kedem came and damaged the crops.
• 1 Samuel 13:5The Philistines assembled to fight against Israel. They had 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and as many soldiers as the sand on the seashore. They camped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.
• Psalms 18:40You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will discover all your enemies. Your powerful hand will find all who hate you.
• Psalms 89:23I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Take the honored position—the one next to me [God the Father] on the heavenly throne until I put your enemies under your control.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:25Christ must rule until God has put every enemy under his control.
• Exodus 1:21Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
• 2 Samuel 7:11ever since I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. So I will give you peace with all your enemies. I, the Lord, tell you that I will make a house for you.
• Psalms 127:1If the Lord does not build the house, it is useless for the builders to work on it. If the Lord does not protect a city, it is useless for the guard to stay alert.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-14David wanted to build a temple for the Lord. Instead, the Lord promised to build a dynasty for David. Creating David's eternal dynasty was key to God's plan to establish his rule on earth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. at the beginning, and since the time that I commanded judges--that is, including the whole period from Joshua to Saul. I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house--This was the language of Nathan himself, who was specially directed to assure David, not only of personal blessing and prosperity, but of a continuous line of royal descendants.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:10

• David
• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Build; Building
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Nathan (1)

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