New English Translation
1 Chronicles 17:21
21And who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation in the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself! You made a name for yourself by doing great and awesome deeds when you drove out nations before your people whom you had delivered from the Egyptian empire and its gods.
1 Chronicles 17:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
- New International Version (NIV)And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?
- English Standard Version (ESV)And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for yourself a name for great and awesome things, in driving out nations before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And who is like Your people Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people—to make for Yourself a name by great and awesome deeds, by driving out nations from before Your people whom You redeemed from Egypt?
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:21
19O Lord, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness. 20O Lord, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true! And who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation in the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself! You made a name for yourself by doing great and awesome deeds when you drove out nations before your people whom you had delivered from the Egyptian empire and its gods. 22You made Israel your very own nation for all time. You, O Lord, became their God. 23So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,
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וּמִי֙ כְּעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גּ֥וֹי אֶחָ֖ד בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ הָלַ֨ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים לִפְדּ֧וֹת ל֣וֹ עָ֗ם לָשׂ֤וּם לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֚ם גְּדֻלּ֣וֹת וְנֹרָא֔וֹת לְגָרֵ֗שׁ מִפְּנֵ֧י עַמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִ֥יתָ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם גּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And what oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- like thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- whom Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- to redeemפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
- to makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- thee a nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of greatnessגְּדוּלָּהgedûlâh gedûllâh gedûllâh · greatnessH1420
- and terriblenessיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- by driving outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
- from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:21
- Deuteronomy 4:7In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the Lord our God whenever we call on him?
- Deuteronomy 33:26There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the sky to help you, on the clouds in majesty.
- Psalms 147:20He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the Lord!
- Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
- Exodus 19:4‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.
- Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today.
- Psalms 77:15You delivered your people by your strength – the children of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)
- Psalms 107:2Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy,
- Psalms 111:9He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.
- Isaiah 63:9Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
- Nehemiah 9:10You performed awesome signs against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians had acted presumptuously against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.
- Isaiah 48:9For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.
- Isaiah 63:12the one who made his majestic power available to Moses, who divided the water before them, gaining for himself a lasting reputation,
- Ezekiel 20:9I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations among whom they lived, before whom I revealed myself by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or has God ever before tried to deliver a nation from the middle of another nation, accompanied by judgments, signs, wonders, war, strength, power, and other very terrifying things like the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?
- Psalms 56:5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.
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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
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