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Do as you promised,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“And now, O LORD, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. May it be a promise that will last forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, O LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And now, O LORD, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, <i>let it</i> be established forever, and do as You have said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now, LORD, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do just as You have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now, O LORD, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as You have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And now, O LORD, let the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as Thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“So now, O Yahweh, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your slave and concerning his house endure forever, and do as You have spoken,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore now, O LORD, let the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house endure forever, and do as You have said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be confirmed forever, and do as you have promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, LORD, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be confirmed forever, and do as You have promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />LORD God, please do what you promised me and my descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And now, O LORD, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Now, LORD, faithfully keep the promise you made to me and my house forever. Do as you promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"And now, O LORD, fulfill for all time the promise you made about me and my descendants, and do what you said you would. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"And now, LORD, let what you have spoken concerning your servant and his household be done forever—and let it be done just as you've promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So now, O LORD, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now, LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now, Yahweh, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have spoken. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, O YHWH, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant, and concerning his house, be steadfast for all time, and do as You have spoken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And now, O Jehovah, the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, let be stedfast unto the age, and do as Thou hast spoken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now, O Jehovah, the word which thou spakest concerning thy servant and concerning his house, shall be faithful even to forever, and do as thou spakest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken to your servant, and over his house, be confirmed in perpetuity, and do just as you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, LORD, may the promise that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house remain firm forever. Bring about what you have promised,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“And now, O LORD, as for the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, let it be established forever, and do as you have promised.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore now, O LORD, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Therefore, LORD JEHOVAH, the word that you spoke concerning your Servant and concerning the children of his house endures to eternity, and do just as you said.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And now, O LORD, let the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as Thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now, Lord, let the word which thou spokest to thy servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed for ever, and do thou as thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=5185" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">David's Prayer of Thanksgiving</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">And now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">let the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">You have spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">concerning</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and his house</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: yê·’ā·mên (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To confirm, support. ">be established</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forever.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śêh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Do</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">You have promised,</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>so 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm">2 Samuel 7:25</a></span><br />And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-35.htm">Psalm 89:35-37</a></span><br />Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David— / his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, / like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a></span><br />Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-12</a></span><br />The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a></span><br />Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Acts 13:34</a></span><br />In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-29.htm">2 Samuel 7:29</a></span><br />Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a></span><br />You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Hebrews 1:8</a></span><br />But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm">2 Samuel 7:13</a></span><br />He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as you have said.</p><p class="hdg">let the thing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Genesis 32:12</a></b></br> And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm">2 Samuel 7:25-29</a></b></br> And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish <i>it</i> for ever, and do as thou hast said… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49</a></b></br> ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/17-22.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-14.htm">Established</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">Family</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-22.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-16.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-3.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-19.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-6.htm">Word</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-15.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/17-27.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm">Established</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm">Family</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-5.htm">Word</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-27.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-3.htm">after by the word of God forbids him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">David's prayer and thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And now, O LORD,</b><br>This phrase begins with a direct address to God, emphasizing the personal relationship between David and the LORD. It reflects a posture of prayer and submission, acknowledging God's sovereignty. The use of "O LORD" is significant as it invokes the covenant name of God, Yahweh, which is central to Israel's understanding of God as the eternal, self-existent One who is faithful to His promises.<p><b>let the word You have spoken</b><br>David refers to the divine promise given to him through the prophet Nathan. This promise is part of the Davidic Covenant, where God assures David that his lineage will endure forever. The "word" signifies God's authoritative declaration, which is unchangeable and reliable. This highlights the importance of prophecy in the biblical narrative, where God's spoken word is seen as a binding commitment.<p><b>concerning Your servant and his house</b><br>David humbly refers to himself as God's "servant," a term that denotes loyalty and submission to God's will. The "house" refers not only to David's immediate family but also to his royal dynasty. This promise has both immediate and long-term implications, as it points to the establishment of David's kingdom and ultimately to the coming of the Messiah, who would be a descendant of David.<p><b>be established forever.</b><br>The concept of an eternal dynasty is central to the Davidic Covenant. This promise finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David in the New Testament. The term "forever" underscores the eternal nature of God's promises and His unchanging faithfulness. It also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's eternal kingdom, which is a recurring motif throughout Scripture.<p><b>Do as You have promised,</b><br>David's request for God to fulfill His promise demonstrates his faith and trust in God's word. It reflects a deep understanding of God's character as one who is faithful and true. This phrase also serves as a model for prayer, where believers are encouraged to remind God of His promises and to trust in His timing and methods. The fulfillment of God's promises is a testament to His sovereignty and His plan for redemption through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, chosen by God, who desired to build a temple for the Lord. In this chapter, he receives God's covenant promise through the prophet Nathan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nathan.htm">Nathan</a></b><br>A prophet during the reign of King David, who delivers God's message to David regarding the establishment of his dynasty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who makes a promise to David about the future of his lineage and kingdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/davidic_covenant.htm">Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>The divine promise made by God to David, ensuring that his lineage would endure forever and that his kingdom would be established eternally.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David reigned and desired to build a temple for the Lord, which becomes the central place of worship for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promises are sure and steadfast. Just as He was faithful to David, He remains faithful to His promises to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_kingdom.htm">The Eternal Kingdom</a></b><br>The promise to David finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, whose kingdom is eternal. Believers are part of this kingdom, called to live under His reign.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_submission.htm">Prayer and Submission</a></b><br>David's response to God's promise is a model of prayerful submission. We should also seek to align our desires with God's will and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_impact.htm">Legacy and Impact</a></b><br>Consider the legacy we are building. Like David, our faithfulness can have lasting impacts on future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>God's promises may not be fulfilled in our timing, but His timing is perfect. Trust in His plan and purpose for your life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/define_positive_confession..htm">What is the definition of positive confession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_followers_called_both_'friends'_and_'servants'.htm">John 15:15: How can Jesus call his followers 'friends' here, yet other scriptures refer to them as 'servants' or 'slaves' (e.g., Romans 1:1)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_kings_1_11-27_contradict_divine_king_appointments.htm">Does Nathan and Bathsheba's intervention (1 Kings 1:11-27) contradict earlier portrayals of divine appointment of kings in Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Lord.</span>--Samuel adds "God."<p><span class= "bld">Let the thing . . . be established.</span>--<span class= "ital">Let the</span> <span class= "ital">word</span> (promise) <span class= "ital">be upheld, maintained, assured.</span> Samuel has a different verb, "establish thou."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And now,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let the word</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have spoken</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concerning</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be established</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאָמֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·mên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Do</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have promised,</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">1 Chronicles 17:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 17:23 Now Yahweh let the word that you (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>