1 Chronicles 14:17

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So David’s fame spread everywhere, and the Lord caused all the nations to fear David.

Context of 1 Chronicles 14:17

15As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” 16So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.

1 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 6:27So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
• 2 Chronicles 26:8The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
• Psalms 18:44foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
• Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
• Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to put the terror and fear of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you.”
• Deuteronomy 11:25No one will be able to stand against you. The Lord your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.
• Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.
• Joshua 9:24They answered Joshua, “Your servants were clearly told how the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you the whole land and to wipe out all its inhabitants from before you. So we feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.

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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 14:17

• Blessing
• David

In the dictionaries

• David
• Chronicles, Books of
• Fame
• Genealogy
• Mulberry; Trees
• nation

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