1 Chronicles 17:8

1 Chronicles 17:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:8

6Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar–’ ” ’ 7Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel. And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth. 9Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, 10since 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.

1 Chronicles 17:8 word by word

וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ בְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֔כְתָּ וָאַכְרִ֥ית אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽי לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֔ם כְּשֵׁ֥ם הַגְּדוֹלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and have cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee, and have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thee a nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the great menגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:8

• 1 Chronicles 17:2Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
• Genesis 28:15Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”
• 1 Samuel 18:14And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
• 2 Samuel 7:9And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
• 2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved David wherever he went.
• Psalms 46:7The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
• 1 Samuel 26:10David said furthermore, “As the Lord lives, the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go out to battle and perish.
• 1 Samuel 31:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
• 2 Samuel 22:1Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
• Psalms 18:1I will love You, O Lord, my strength.
• 1 Chronicles 7:17The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
• 2 Samuel 8:13And David made himself a name when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt.
• Ezra 4:20There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the region beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and custom were paid to them.
• Psalms 71:21You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.
• Psalms 75:7But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15David wanted to build a home for the ark as grand as his palace, but the Lord chose David’s heir, Solomon (1 Chronicles 22), to build the temple. Jerusalem was to be the only place of worship for all Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Ch 17:1-10. David Forbidden to Build God a House. 1. as David sat in his house--The details of this chapter were given in nearly similar terms (2Sa 7:1-29). The date was towards the latter end of David's reign, for it is expressly said in the former book to have been at the cessation of all his wars. But as to narrate the preparations for the removal of the ark and the erection of the temple was the principal object of the historian, the exact chronology…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:8

• Blessing
• Nathan

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