New English Translation
1 Chronicles 14:17
17So David became famous in all the lands; the Lord caused all the nations to fear him.
1 Chronicles 14:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.
- New International Version (NIV)So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.
Context of 1 Chronicles 14:17
15When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, then attack. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.” 16David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. So David became famous in all the lands; the Lord caused all the nations to fear him.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 141 Chronicles 14:17 word by word
וַיֵּצֵ֥א שֵׁם־דָּוִ֖יד בְּכָל־הָֽאֲרָצ֑וֹת וַֽיהוָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן אֶת־פַּחְדּ֖וֹ עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the fameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- into all landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- broughtנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- the fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
- of him upon all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:17
- Joshua 6:27The Lord was with Joshua and he became famous throughout the land.
- 2 Chronicles 26:8The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.
- Psalms 18:44When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;
- Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach.”
- Deuteronomy 11:25Nobody will be able to resist you; the Lord your God will spread the fear and terror of you over the whole land on which you walk, just as he promised you.
- Joshua 2:9She said to the men, “I know the Lord is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you.
- Joshua 9:24They said to Joshua, “It was carefully reported to your subjects how the Lord your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Into all lands - That is, all the surrounding or neighboring lands and nations, for no others can possibly be intended.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-17When David became ruler of all Israel, the Philistines attacked. They no longer saw him as under their control, as they did when he only ruled Judah. They attacked through the valley southwest of Jerusalem (see Joshua 15:8). Before the battle, David asked the Lord for guidance, unlike Saul, who asked a medium for help against the Philistines (1 Chronicles 10:13; see 1 Samuel 28).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14
- 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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