1 Chronicles 14:17
in 1 Chronicles 14And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.
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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
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
fame of David went out into all lands
Verse 17 has no counterpart in 2 Sam 5, which ends its parallel account at the battle report; Chronicles adds this closing sentence as its own summary before returning to the ark in chapter 15. Fame and fear stand together, the pairing the conquest narratives use of Israel's neighbors, and here it rests on David rather than on the nation entering the land. Henry reads the verse as the chapter's verdict on everything since verse 1, cedar, sons and two victories all serving to lift up a king the Lord himself had confirmed. The sentence closes the interlude and hands the narrative back to Uzza's unfinished business.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּצֵ֥א | vaiyetze' | and it went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| שֵׁם־ | shem- | [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| דָּוִ֖יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָֽאֲרָצ֑וֹת | haaratzot | the lands | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וַֽיהוָ֛ה | vayahweh | and Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| נָתַ֥ן | natan | he put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פַּחְדּ֖וֹ | pachdo | dread of him | H6343 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
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.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 11:25No 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.
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.”
- Exodus 23:27
Through
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.”
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.
- Deuteronomy 11:25
About 1 Chronicles

This page draws on Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).
