1 Chronicles 17:11

1 Chronicles 17:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
• New International Version (NIV)When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:11

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 10and 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! When 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. 13I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.

1 Chronicles 17:11 word by word

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־מָלְא֤וּ יָמֶ֙יךָ֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת עִם־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה מִבָּנֶ֑יךָ וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖י אֶת־מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass, when thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• be expiredמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• that thou must goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• with thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• that I will raise upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• thee, which shall be of thy sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and I will establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• his kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:11

• 1 Chronicles 29:15For we are resident foreigners and nomads in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security.
• Acts 13:36For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay,
• Genesis 15:15But as for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
• Deuteronomy 31:16Then the Lord said to Moses, “You are about to die, and then these people will begin to prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land into which they are going. They will reject me and break my covenant that I have made with them.
• 1 Kings 1:21If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals.”
• 1 Kings 2:10Then David passed away and was buried in the city of David.
• Acts 2:29“Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
• 1 Chronicles 28:5From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.
• 2 Samuel 7:12When 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.
• 2 Samuel 12:24So David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went to her and had marital relations with her. She gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved the child
• 1 Kings 8:20The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the Lord God of Israel
• Psalms 132:11The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
• Jeremiah 23:5“I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.
• Romans 1:3concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:11

• 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. 1111. I will raise up thy seed--(See on 2Sa 7:12).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:11

• Covenant
• David
• Nathan
• Solomon

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