1 Chronicles 17:10

1 Chronicles 17:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.
• New International Version (NIV)and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies. “ ‘I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you:
• English Standard Version (ESV)from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the Lord will build you a house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)since 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:10

8I 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! 9And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won’t oppress them as they’ve done in the past, starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, I declare that the Lord will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings! 11For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. 12He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever.

1 Chronicles 17:10 word by word

וּלְמִיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֤יתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וָאַגִּ֣ד לָ֔ךְ וּבַ֖יִת יִֽבְנֶה־לְּךָ֥ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And since the timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that I commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• over my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Moreover I will subdueכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• Furthermore I tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• thee that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• thee an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:10

• Judges 2:14This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.
• Judges 3:8Then the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim. And the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years.
• Judges 4:3Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help.
• Judges 6:3Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east would attack Israel,
• 1 Samuel 13:5The Philistines mustered a mighty army of 3,000 chariots, 6,000 charioteers, and as many warriors as the grains of sand on the seashore! They camped at Micmash east of Beth-aven.
• Psalms 18:40You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.
• Psalms 21:8You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you.
• Psalms 89:23I will beat down his adversaries before him and destroy those who hate him.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:25For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet.
• Exodus 1:21And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
• 2 Samuel 7:11starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, the Lord declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings!
• Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-14David wanted to build a temple for the Lord. Instead, the Lord promised to build a dynasty for David. Creating David's eternal dynasty was key to God's plan to establish his rule on earth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. at the beginning, and since the time that I commanded judges--that is, including the whole period from Joshua to Saul. I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house--This was the language of Nathan himself, who was specially directed to assure David, not only of personal blessing and prosperity, but of a continuous line of royal descendants.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:10

• David
• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Build; Building
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Nathan (1)

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