1 Chronicles 17:17

1 Chronicles 17:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.
• New International Version (NIV)And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O Lord God!
• New King James Version (NKJV)And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O Lord God.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:17

15According to all these words and according to all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. 16Then King David went in and sat before Adonai, and said, “Who am I, Adonai Elohim, and what is my family, that You have brought me thus far? And this was not enough in Your eyes, O God! You have spoken about the future of Your servant’s household. You have regarded me as the most distinquished of men, Adonai Elohim. 18“What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant. 19Adonai, for the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to reveal all Your greatness.

1 Chronicles 17:17 word by word

וַתִּקְטַ֨ן זֹ֤את בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְמֵרָח֑וֹק וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי כְּת֧וֹר הָאָדָ֛ם הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• this was a small thingקָטֹןqâţôn · be smallH6994
• in thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• of thy servant’sעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• for a great while to comeרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• and hast regardedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• me according to the estateתּוֹרtôr · mannerH8448
• of a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• of high degreeמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:17

• 1 Chronicles 17:7“So now, say this to My servant David, ‘Thus says Adonai Tzva’ot, I took you from the pasture and from following the sheep, to be prince over My people Israel.
• 2 Samuel 7:19Yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, my Lord Adonai—for You have spoken also of Your servant’s house for the distant future. This is a revelation for humanity, my Lord Adonai.
• 2 Samuel 12:8I also gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your bosom, and I gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. Now if that were too little, then I would have added to you so much more.
• 2 Kings 3:18Yet this is an easy thing in Adonai’s eyes—for He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
• Isaiah 49:6So He says, “It is too trifling a thing that You should be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and restore the preserved ones of Israel. So I will give You as a light for the nations, that You should be My salvation to the end of the earth.”
• 1 Chronicles 17:11It will be that when your days are fulfilled to go with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
• Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do far beyond all that we ask or imagine, by means of His power that works in us,
• 1 Samuel 17:8Then he stood and shouted out to the ranks of Israel saying to them, “Why come out to line up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and aren’t you Saul’s servants? Choose for yourselves a man and let him come down to me.
• 1 Kings 3:13Moreover I have also given you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that no one among the kings will be like you all your days.
• Psalms 78:70He also chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds,
• Psalms 89:19For our shield belongs to Adonai, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
• Philippians 2:8He humbled Himself— becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Hast regarded me … - i. e., “Thou hast elevated me above other men, by making my kingdom perpetual, regarding me as if I were a man of high degree.” Compare the 2 Samuel 7:19 note.Read the comment
• 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 17:17

• David
• Humility
• Parents

In the dictionaries

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