1 Chronicles 17:18

1 Chronicles 17:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
• New International Version (NIV)“What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And what more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)What more can David say to You for the honor of Your servant? For You know Your servant.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:18

16Then King David went into the tent and sat in front of the Lord. “Who am I, Lord God,” he asked, “and why is my house so important that you have brought me this far? 17And this you consider to be a small act, God. You’ve spoken about the distant future of my house. Lord God, you’ve shown me the generation of the great man. “What more can I do for you in light of the honor ⌞you have given⌟ to me and since you know me so well! 19Lord, you’ve done this great thing for my sake and your own desire. You made this great thing known to me. 20“Lord, there is no one like you, and there is no other god except you, as we have heard with our own ears.

1 Chronicles 17:18 word by word

מַה־יּוֹסִ֨יף ע֥וֹד דָּוִ֛יד אֵלֶ֖יךָ לְכָב֣וֹד אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֥ יָדָֽעְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• What canיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• to thee for the honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• for thou knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:18

• 1 Samuel 2:30“Therefore, the Lord God of Israel declares: I certainly thought that your family and your father’s family would always live in my presence. “But now the Lord declares: I promise that I will honor those who honor me, and those who despise me will be considered insignificant.
• 2 Samuel 7:20“What more can I, David, say to you, Almighty Lord, since you know me so well!
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him. God does not see as humans see. Humans look at outward appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart.”
• Psalms 139:1O Lord, you have examined me, and you know me.
• John 21:17Jesus asked him a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt sad because Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” So Peter said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my sheep.
• Revelation 2:23I will kill her children. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds. I will reward each of you for what you have done.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18For the honor of thy servant - i. e., “for the honor which Thou hast done for Thy servant.” The Septuagint omits “Thy servant,” and renders it: “What can David say more to Thee to glorify Thee? For Thou knowest,” etc.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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:18

• David
• Humility
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• David
• Chronicles, Books of
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Intercession
• Port; Porter

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