1 Chronicles 17:24
in 1 Chronicles 17so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David thy servant is established before thee.
KJV
Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 17
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Some prefer, “And let Thy name be established and magnified forever:” i. e., “Let not only Thy promise stand firm, but let Thy Name also stand firm (continue to be held in honor) and be magnified,” etc.
This site's exposition
let the thing that thou hast spoken
on 1 Chronicles 17:23-25
The prayer's petitions, let the thing that thou hast spoken be established, and its confession, thou hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house, restate 2 Sam 7:25-27 with only small changes of address, and the Samuel exposition already carries the argument in full. Verse 25 closes on found in his heart to pray, which the Targum reads as an opening of the mouth to pray, a man given permission to ask because he has first been given the promise.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
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.
The closing words in Samuel are, With thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed forever. That is the language of a holy desire. But the closing words here are the language of a most holy faith: For thou blessest, O Lord! and it shall be blessed for ever,
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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A God - He is really to his people that which he hath styled himself, their God, having taken such care of them, and shewed such mercy and truth to them, as fully answered that title.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵן | veyeamen | and it may be established | H539 → | |
| וְיִגְדַּ֨ל | veyigdal | so it may be great | H1431 → | 117 times |
| שִׁמְךָ֤ | shimkha | name your | H8034 → | 864 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| עוֹלָם֙ | olam | perpetuity | H5769 → | 438 times |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָאוֹת֙ | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [is] [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | leyisrael | to Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּבֵית־ | uveit- | and [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| דָּוִ֥יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| עַבְדְּךָ֖ | ʾavdekha | servant your | H5650 → | 799 times |
| נָכ֥וֹן | nakhon | [is] established | H3559 → | 217 times |
| לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ | lefaneikha | <to> before you | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵןand it may be established
veyeamenH539 →
וְיִגְדַּ֨לso it may be great
veyigdalH1431 →117 times
שִׁמְךָ֤name your
shimkhaH8034 →864 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
עוֹלָם֙perpetuity
olamH5769 →438 times
לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[is] [the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לto Israel
leyisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּבֵית־and [the] house of
uveit-H1004 →2046 times
דָּוִ֥ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
עַבְדְּךָ֖servant your
ʾavdekhaH5650 →799 times
נָכ֥וֹן[is] established
nakhonH3559 →217 times
לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃<to> before you
lefaneikhaH6440 →2123 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
Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
it leads to
- Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
- Luke 11:1–4
One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
- Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
- Revelation 4:11
Through
Psalms 90:17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
- Proverbs 16:3
Through
Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 37:27
My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
- John 14:23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- Ezekiel 37:27
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.