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 places where I have walked with all Israel, have I spoken a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’ 7Now, therefore, this is what you shall say to My servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel. I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have eliminated all your enemies from you; and I will make for you a name like the name of the great ones who are on the earth. 9And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and not tremble with anxiety again; and the wicked will not make them waste away anymore as they did previously, 10even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I tell you that 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

• I have beenהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• with you whereverכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• with you whereverאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• you have goneהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and have eliminatedכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• your enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• from you; and I will makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• for you a nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• onesגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• are on the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:8

• 1 Chronicles 17:2Then Nathan said to David, “Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.”
• Genesis 28:15Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
• 1 Samuel 18:14David was successful in all his ways, for the Lord was with him.
• 2 Samuel 7:9And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have eliminated all your enemies from you; I will also make a great name for you, like the names of the great men who are on the earth.
• 2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the Lord helped David wherever he went.
• Psalms 46:7The Lord of armies is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
• 1 Samuel 26:10David also said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord certainly will strike him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down in battle and perish.
• 1 Samuel 31:1Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines but fell fatally wounded on Mount Gilboa.
• 2 Samuel 22:1Now David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day that the Lord had saved him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
• Psalms 18:1“I love You, Lord, my strength.”
• 1 Chronicles 7:17The son of Ulam was Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
• 2 Samuel 8:13So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.
• Ezra 4:20that mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, and that tribute, custom tax, and toll were paid to them.
• Psalms 71:21May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.
• Psalms 75:7But God is the Judge; He puts down one and exalts another.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the 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
• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Nathan (1)
• 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