2 Chronicles 6:17

2 Chronicles 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now then, O Lord God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
• New International Version (NIV)And now, Lord, the God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David come true.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now, O Lord God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David.

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:17

15You who have kept with Your servant, my father David, that which You promised him; You have spoken with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. 16Now then, Lord, God of Israel, keep to Your servant David, my father, that which You promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay attention to their way, to walk in My Law as you have walked before Me.’ Now then, Lord, God of Israel, let Your word be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant David. 18“But will God really dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built! 19Nevertheless, turn Your attention to the prayer of Your servant and to his plea, Lord, my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays before You;

2 Chronicles 6:17 word by word

וְעַתָּ֕ה יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יֵֽאָמֵן֙ דְּבָ֣רְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ֥ לְדָוִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

• Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• then, Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• let Your wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• be confirmedאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• You have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to Your servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:17

• 2 Chronicles 6:4He said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and fulfilled it with His hands, saying,
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
• Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them Myself; As the God of Israel I will not abandon them.
• Isaiah 45:3I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.
• 2 Samuel 7:25Now then, Lord God, the word that You have spoken about Your servant and his house, confirm it forever, and do just as You have spoken,
• Jeremiah 11:5in order to confirm the oath which I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I replied, “Amen, Lord.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-412Ch 6:1-41. Solomon Blesses the People and Praises God. 1. The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness--This introduction to Solomon's address was evidently suggested by the remarkable incident recorded at the close of the last chapter: the phenomenon of a densely opaque and uniformly shaped cloud, descending in a slow and majestic manner and filling the whole area of the temple. He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 6:17

• David
• Truth

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• David
• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Attent
• Prayer
• Solomon
• Sore

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings