God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 17:12
12He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
1 Chronicles 17:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:12
10ever 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. He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 13I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. And I will never stop showing him my love as I did to your predecessor. 14I will place him in my royal house forever, and his throne will be established forever.’ ”
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:12 word by word
ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה־לִּ֖י בָּ֑יִת וְכֹנַנְתִּ֥י אֶת־כִּסְא֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:12
- 1 Chronicles 22:9You will have a son who will be a peaceful man. I will give him peace from all the enemies around him. His name will be Solomon [Peace], and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet.
- 1 Chronicles 28:6“He told me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my temple and my courtyards because I have chosen him to be my son. I will be his father.
- 1 Kings 5:5Now I’m thinking of building a temple for the name of the Lord my God as the Lord spoke to my father David: ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne to succeed you, will build a temple for my name.’
- 2 Chronicles 3:1Solomon began to build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to his father David. There David had prepared the site on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
- Ezra 5:11This was their reply to us: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple that was originally built many years ago by a great king of Israel.
- Zechariah 6:12Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is the man whose name is Branch. He will branch out from where he is, and he will rebuild the Lord’s temple.
- John 2:19Jesus replied, “Tear down this temple, and I’ll rebuild it in three days.”
- Acts 7:47But Solomon was the one who built a house for God.
- Colossians 2:9All of God lives in Christ’s body,
- Psalms 89:4‘I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.’ ” Selah
- Isaiah 9:7His government and peace will have unlimited growth. He will establish David’s throne and kingdom. He will uphold it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The Lord of Armies is determined to do this!
- Daniel 2:44“At the time of those kings, the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed. No other people will be permitted to rule it. It will smash all the other kingdoms and put an end to them. But it will be established forever.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25Christ must rule until God has put every enemy under his control.
- Revelation 11:15When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I will establish his throne for ever - David was a type of Christ; and concerning him the prophecy is literally true. See Isaiah 9:7, where there is evidently the same reference.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Building the temple was a key part of God's kingdom on earth. Solomon built the temple (2 Chronicles 2–7) and fulfilled this promise.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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