1 Chronicles 17:26

1 Chronicles 17:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now, Lord, You are God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For you are God, O Lord. And you have promised these good things to your servant.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:26

24so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!’ And the house of your servant David will be established before you. 25“You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you. You, Lord, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant. 27Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Lord, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”

1 Chronicles 17:26 word by word

וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אַתָּה־ה֖וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֔ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now, Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou art Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and hast promisedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• this goodnessטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• unto thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:26

• Exodus 36:37For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;
• 1 John 5:14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:26

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27The larger section (1 Chronicles 13:1–17:27) ends with Nathan's prophecy about David and David's prayer of thanks.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:26

• David
• Humility
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• God
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Intercession
• 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