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1 Chronicles 14:17

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And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the fame of David went out into all lands; and Jehovah brought the fear of him upon all nations.

KJV

And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 14

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

fame went out into every land

Verse 17 has no counterpart in 2 Samuel 5, and Chronicles adds it as its summary. David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him. The conquest narratives pair fame and fear in the same way, there of the nation entering the land.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

David's Kingdom Established. 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. 2 And David perceived that the L ORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

): The fame of David went out into all lands; he was generally talked of, and admired by all people, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. All looked upon him as a formidable enemy and a desirable ally. Thus has God highly exalted our Redeemer, and given him a name above every name.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Into all lands - That is, all the surrounding or neighboring lands and nations, for no others can possibly be intended.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֵּצֵ֥אand it went out

    vaiyetze'H3318 →1067 times

  • שֵׁם־[the] name of

    shem-H8034 →864 times

  • דָּוִ֖ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • בְּכָל־in all

    bekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הָֽאֲרָצ֑וֹתthe lands

    haaratzotH776 →2504 times

  • וַֽיהוָ֛הand Yahweh

    vayahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • נָתַ֥ןhe put

    natanH5414 →2011 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • פַּחְדּ֖וֹdread of him

    pachdoH6343 →

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַגּוֹיִֽם׃the nations

    hagoyimH1471 →561 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

12 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”8 worksJoshua 6:27So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.5 worksDeuteronomy 28:10Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.5 worksExodus 15:14–16The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.4 works2 Chronicles 26:8The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.3 worksDeuteronomy 11:25No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.3 works
The other 6 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 18:44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.3 worksEsther 9:4For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.3 worksMatthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.3 worksJoshua 2:9–11and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.2 worksJoshua 9:24The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.2 works1 Chronicles 19:19When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 11:25

    No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 23:27

      I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Joshua 1:5

      No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Deuteronomy 7:24

      He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

    • Joshua 5:1

      Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until…

    • Deuteronomy 2:25

      This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 2:25

    This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 11:25

      No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

    • Exodus 15:14–16

      The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.

    • Deuteronomy 28:10

      Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).

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