1 Chronicles 17:11
in 1 Chronicles 17And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
KJV
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 17
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThere is no doubt that Solomon was the son of David and his successor in the kingdom. And he first built the temple of God at Jerusalem, and perhaps the Jews understand him to be the subject of the prophecy. But we may fairly ask them whether the oracle applies to Solomon, which says, "And I will set up his throne for ever," and also where God swore with the affirmation of an oath by his holy one, "The throne of him that is foretold shall be as the sun and the days of heaven."
This site's exposition
I will raise up your descendant after you
on 1 Chronicles 17:11-13
Chronicles lacks the warning of 2 Sam 7:14 that the LORD will discipline this son when he does wrong. Albert Barnes ties this to the book's silence on Solomon's turn to idols in 1 Kings 11. Here “I will never remove My loving devotion from him” stands alone.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Must he confine his thoughts to the temporal prosperity of his family, but must entertain himself with the prospect of the kingdom of the Messiah, who should descend from his loins, and whose throne should be established for evermore,
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And it will come to pass when your days are finished to go with your forefathers That is to say, do not fear that I will hasten the matter, but when your days are finished, then it will come about, and I shall raise up your seed after you.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And even from the days that I commanded judges over My people Israel they did not have rest like you, for I vanquished all your enemies before you.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֗ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מָלְא֤וּ | malu | they have been completed | H4390 → | 249 times |
| יָמֶ֙יךָ֙ | yameikha | days your | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לָלֶ֣כֶת | lalekhet | to go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ | ʾavoteikha | ancestors your | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤י | vahakimoti | and I will raise up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זַרְעֲךָ֙ | zarakha | offspring your | H2233 → | |
| אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ | ʾachareikha | after you | H310 → | 715 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִהְיֶ֖ה | yihyeh | he will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מִבָּנֶ֑יךָ | mibaneikha | one of descendants your | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖י | vahakhinoti | and I will establish | H3559 → | 217 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ | malkhuto | kingdom his | H4438 → | 91 times |
וְהָיָ֗הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
מָלְא֤וּthey have been completed
maluH4390 →249 times
יָמֶ֙יךָ֙days your
yameikhaH3117 →2304 times
לָלֶ֣כֶתto go
lalekhetH1980 →1546 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָancestors your
ʾavoteikhaH1 →1212 times
וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤יand I will raise up
vahakimotiH6965 →628 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זַרְעֲךָ֙offspring your
zarakhaH2233 →
אַחֲרֶ֔יךָafter you
ʾachareikhaH310 →715 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יִהְיֶ֖הhe will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
מִבָּנֶ֑יךָone of descendants your
mibaneikhaH1121 →4930 times
וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖יand I will establish
vahakhinotiH3559 →217 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃kingdom his
malkhutoH4438 →91 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
Psalms 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 7:12
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- Psalms 89:3–4
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
- Acts 2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
- Psalms 110:4
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- 2 Samuel 7:12
Through
1 Chronicles 29:28He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.
it leads to
- Genesis 15:15
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
- Acts 13:36
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
- Job 5:26
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
- 1 Chronicles 23:1
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
- Genesis 15:15
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Eusebius of Caesarea, PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 7.3 and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.