1 Chronicles 17:8

1 Chronicles 17:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:8

6In all the places I’ve moved with all Israel, did I ever ask any of the judges of Israel whom I ordered to be shepherds of my people why they didn’t build me a house of cedar?’ 7“Now this is what you will say to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I took you from the pasture where you followed sheep so that you could be the leader of my people Israel. I 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 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.

1 Chronicles 17:8 word by word

וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ בְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֔כְתָּ וָאַכְרִ֥ית אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽי לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֔ם כְּשֵׁ֥ם הַגְּדוֹלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and have cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee, and have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thee a nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the great menגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:8

• 1 Chronicles 17:2Nathan told David, “Do everything you have in mind, because God is with you.”
• Genesis 28:15Remember, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will also bring you back to this land because I will not leave you until I do what I’ve promised you.”
• 1 Samuel 18:14He was successful in everything he undertook because the Lord was with him.
• 2 Samuel 7:9I was with you wherever you went, and I destroyed all your enemies in front of you. I will make your name famous like the names of the greatest people on earth.
• 2 Samuel 8:6David put troops in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became his subjects and paid taxes ⌞to him⌟. Everywhere David went, the Lord gave him victories.
• Psalms 46:7The Lord of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
• 1 Samuel 26:10I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” David added, “the Lord will strike him. Either his time will come when he’ll die ⌞naturally⌟, or he’ll go into battle and be swept away.
• 1 Samuel 31:1When the Philistines were fighting against Israel, the men of Israel fled from the Philistines and were killed in battle on Mount Gilboa.
• 2 Samuel 22:1David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from all his enemies, especially from Saul.
• Psalms 18:1I love you, O Lord, my strength.
• 1 Chronicles 7:17Ulam’s son was Bedan. These were the people of Gilead, descendants of Machir (son of Manasseh).
• 2 Samuel 8:13David made a name for himself by killing 18,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region as he returned ⌞to Jerusalem⌟.
• Ezra 4:20Jerusalem has had powerful kings who have ruled the whole ⌞province⌟ west of the Euphrates. Taxes, fees, and tolls were paid to them.
• Psalms 71:21You comfort me and make me greater than ever.
• Psalms 75:7God alone is the judge. He punishes one person and rewards another.
• Psalms 113:7He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15David wanted to build a home for the ark as grand as his palace, but the Lord chose David’s heir, Solomon (1 Chronicles 22), to build the temple. Jerusalem was to be the only place of worship for all Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Ch 17:1-10. David Forbidden to Build God a House. 1. as David sat in his house--The details of this chapter were given in nearly similar terms (2Sa 7:1-29). The date was towards the latter end of David's reign, for it is expressly said in the former book to have been at the cessation of all his wars. But as to narrate the preparations for the removal of the ark and the erection of the temple was the principal object of the historian, the exact chronology…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:8

• Blessing
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• Settle
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• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
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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