1 Chronicles 17:10

1 Chronicles 17:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.
• New International Version (NIV)and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies. “ ‘I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you:
• English Standard Version (ESV)from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the Lord will build you a house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the Lord will build you a house.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:10

8I was with you wherever you went and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. 9I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies. “‘“I declare to you that the Lord will build a dynastic house for you! 11When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. 12He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

1 Chronicles 17:10 word by word

וּלְמִיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֤יתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וָאַגִּ֣ד לָ֔ךְ וּבַ֖יִת יִֽבְנֶה־לְּךָ֥ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And since the timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that I commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• over my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Moreover I will subdueכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• Furthermore I tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• thee that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• thee an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:10

• Judges 2:14The Lord was furious with Israel and handed them over to robbers who plundered them. He turned them over to their enemies who lived around them. They could not withstand their enemies’ attacks.
• Judges 3:8The Lord was furious with Israel and turned them over to King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram-Naharaim. They were Cushan-Rishathaim’s subjects for eight years.
• Judges 4:3The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, and he cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
• Judges 6:3Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.
• 1 Samuel 13:5For the battle with Israel the Philistines had amassed 3,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.
• Psalms 18:40You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.
• Psalms 21:8You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.
• Psalms 89:23I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.
• Psalms 110:1Here is the Lord’s proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”
• 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
• Exodus 1:21And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.
• 2 Samuel 7:11and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The Lord declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.
• Psalms 127:1If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-14David wanted to build a temple for the Lord. Instead, the Lord promised to build a dynasty for David. Creating David's eternal dynasty was key to God's plan to establish his rule on earth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. at the beginning, and since the time that I commanded judges--that is, including the whole period from Joshua to Saul. I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house--This was the language of Nathan himself, who was specially directed to assure David, not only of personal blessing and prosperity, but of a continuous line of royal descendants.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:10

• David
• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Build; Building
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy

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