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1 Chronicles 17:23

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And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

KJV

Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 17

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Kingdom - In God's kingdom in a large and general sense. And this, as well as the former phrase, singularly belongs to the Messiah, who was not only to be the king of Israel, but also of all nations.

This site's exposition

let the word You have spoken

on 1 Chronicles 17:23-25

The prayer asks, “let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever”. It confesses “that You will build a house for him”. Verse 25 closes as David “has found the courage to pray”, which the Targum reads as an opening of the mouth.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

12 He shall build me a house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. 13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: 14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

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The words behind it

15 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.

  • וְעַתָּ֣הand now

    veatahH6258 →433 times

  • יְהוָ֔הO Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • הַדָּבָ֗רthe word

    hadavarH1697 →1440 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • דִּבַּ֤רְתָּyou have spoken

    dibartaH1696 →1141 times

  • עַֽל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • עַבְדְּךָ֙servant your

    ʾavdekhaH5650 →799 times

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • בֵּית֔וֹhouse his

    beitoH1004 →2046 times

  • יֵאָמֵ֖ןlet it be established

    yeamenH539 →

  • עַד־until

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • עוֹלָ֑םperpetuity

    olamH5769 →438 times

  • וַעֲשֵׂ֖הand do

    vaasehH6213 →2628 times

  • כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as

    kaasherH834 →5497 times

  • דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃you have spoken

    dibartaH1696 →1141 times

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

Related verses

7 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.

Psalms 119:49Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.6 worksJeremiah 11:5This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.6 works2 Samuel 7:25–29And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,5 worksLuke 1:38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.5 worksGenesis 32:12But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”5 works1 Chronicles 28:4Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.3 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”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

    Luke 1:38

    “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

    it leads to

    • Romans 4:20–21

      Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

    • Psalms 119:38

      Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.

    • Psalms 116:16

      Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

    • 2 Samuel 7:25–29

      And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

  • Through

    Psalms 119:49

    Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 7:25

      And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

    • Psalms 106:45

      And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

    • Psalms 106:4

      Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,

    • 1 Peter 1:13

      Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Where this verse is studied

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.
1 Chronicles: the study guide →Read 1 Chronicles 17 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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