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.
• New International Version (NIV)So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.
• 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 14:17

15When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, go out and attack! That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.” 16So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. So David’s fame spread everywhere, and the Lord caused all the nations to fear David.

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 reputation spread throughout the land.
• 2 Chronicles 26:8The Meunites paid annual tribute to him, and his fame spread even to Egypt, for he had become very powerful.
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.
• Exodus 15:14The peoples hear and tremble; anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
• Deuteronomy 2:25Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’”
• Deuteronomy 11:25No one will be able to stand against you, for the Lord your God will cause the people to fear and dread you, as he promised, wherever you go in the whole land.
• Joshua 2:9“I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.
• Joshua 9:24They replied, “We did it because we—your servants—were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded his servant Moses to give you this entire land and to destroy all the people living in it. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you. That is why we have done 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