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You, LORD God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men. <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> And now, O God, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! You speak as though I were someone very great, O LORD God! <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O LORD God! <a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God. <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">King James Bible</a> And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God. <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">New King James Version</a> And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O LORD God. <a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This was a small thing in Your eyes, God; but You have spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have viewed me according to the standard of a person of high degree, LORD God. <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant&#8217s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God. <a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And this was a small thing in Thine eyes, O God; but Thou hast spoken of Thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God. <a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of the house of Your slave concerning the distant future, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O Yahweh God. <a href="/amp/1_chronicles/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard and estate of a man of high degree (prominence), O LORD God. <a href="/csb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This was a little thing to you, God, for you have spoken about your servant’s house in the distant future. You regard me as a man of distinction, LORD God. <a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This was a little thing to You, God, for You have spoken about Your servant&#8217s house in the distant future. You regard me as a man of distinction, LORD God. <a href="/asv/1_chronicles/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; but thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Jehovah God. <a href="/cev/1_chronicles/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and yet you have promised to do even more for my descendants. You are treating me as if I am a very important person. <a href="/erv/1_chronicles/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; but thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God. <a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> And this you consider to be a small act, God. You've spoken about the distant future of my house. LORD God, you've shown me the generation of the great man. <a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> Yet now you are doing even more; you have made promises about my descendants in the years to come, and you, LORD God, are already treating me like someone great. <a href="/isv/1_chronicles/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Furthermore, this is a small thing to you, God, and yet you have spoken concerning your servant's household for a great while to come, and you have seen in me the fulfillment of man's purpose, LORD God. <a href="/msb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God. <a href="/net/1_chronicles/17.htm">NET Bible</a> And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant's family. You have revealed to me what men long to know, O LORD God. <a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This was a small thing in your eyes, God, but you have spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and you have let me look upon the generation of humankind to come, LORD God. <a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And yet this was a small thing in thy eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God. <a href="/web/1_chronicles/17.htm">World English Bible</a> This was a small thing in your eyes, O God, but you have spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have respected me according to the standard of a man of high degree, Yahweh God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And this is small in Your eyes, O God, and You speak concerning the house of Your servant far off, and have seen me as a type of the man who is on high, O YHWH God! <a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And this is small in Thine eyes, O God, and Thou speakest concerning the house of thy servant afar off, and hast seen me as a type of the man who is on high, O Jehovah God! <a href="/slt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this will be small in thine eyes, O God; and thou wilt speak upon the house of thy servant to far off, and thou sawest me according to the manner of the man of the ascent, O Jehovah God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But even this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for the time to come: and best made me remarkable above all men, O Lord God. <a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But even this has seemed little in your sight, and therefore you have also spoken about the house of your servant even for the future. And you have made me a spectacle above all men, O Lord God. <a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Bible</a> And yet, even this is too little in your sight, O God! For you have made a promise regarding your servant’s house reaching into the future, and you have looked on me as henceforth the most notable of men, LORD God. <a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And even this was a small thing in your sight, O God; you have also spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come. You regard me as someone of high rank, O LORD God!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O LORD God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come; for all the men who worship thee with all their heart, thou bringest out of the darkness into the light, O LORD God. <a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And this is a small thing in your eyes, LORD Almighty, for you have spoken about the house of your Servant from before us, and all the children of men who do your worship with all their heart you bring forth from darkness to light, LORD of LORDS!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And this was a small thing in Thine eyes, O God; but Thou hast spoken of Thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me after the manner of a man of high degree, O LORD God. <a href="/sep/1_chronicles/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And these things were little in thy sight, O God: thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to come, and thou hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and hast exalted me, O Lord God. <a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=5116" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">David's Prayer of Thanksgiving</a> 16Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 17<a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">And as if this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6994.htm" title="6994: wat·tiq·ṭan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To be small or insignificant. A primitive root; to diminish, i.e. Be diminutive or of no account.">was a small thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in Your eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wat·tə·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-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.">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: lə·mê·rā·ḥō·wq (Prep-l, Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">the future</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’î·ṯa·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and have regarded me</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">as a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/8448.htm" title="8448: kə·ṯō·wr (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Border, row, turn. Probably the same as towr; a manner."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4609.htm" title="4609: ham·ma·‘ă·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Feminine of ma'aleh; elevation, i.e. The act, or the condition; specifically a climactic progression.">of great distinction,</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/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.</a> 18What more can David say to You for so honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19</a> And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD? <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">2 Samuel 7:18</a> Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? <a href="/2_samuel/7-20.htm">2 Samuel 7:20-21</a> What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD. / For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant. <a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a> what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? <a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3</a> O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him? <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a> 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? <a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25</a> Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’ <a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5</a> then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a> For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, <a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Acts 13:34</a> 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.’ <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> 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!” <a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68-69</a> “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, <a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a> For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O God; for you have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.a small thing<a href="/1_chronicles/17-7.htm">1 Chronicles 17:7,8</a> Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: … <a href="/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19</a> And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?<a href="/2_samuel/12-8.htm">2 Samuel 12:8</a> And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.thou hast<a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">1 Chronicles 17:11-15</a> 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… <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a> Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,hast regarded<a href="/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8</a> And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.<a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">1 Kings 3:13</a> And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.<a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Psalm 78:70-72</a> He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/15-18.htm">Degree</a> <a href="/genesis/31-14.htm">Estate</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-39.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-37.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Servant's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-19.htm">Small</a> <a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Standard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/49-2.htm">Degree</a> <a href="/esther/1-19.htm">Estate</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-13.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-29.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-10.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-23.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-19.htm">Servant's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">Small</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">Standard</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 17</div>1. <a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house</a> 3. <a href="/1_chronicles/17-3.htm">after by the word of God forbids him</a> 11. <a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed</a> 16. <a href="/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">David's prayer and thanksgiving</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, This phrase reflects David's humility and awe at God's promises. David acknowledges that what God has done for him is beyond human comprehension, yet it is a small thing for God. This highlights God's omnipotence and grace. In the broader biblical context, this sentiment is echoed in passages like <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's ways and thoughts are higher than human understanding. David's recognition of God's greatness is a recurring theme in the Psalms, which he authored, emphasizing God's sovereignty and the insignificance of human achievements in comparison.You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant Here, the "house of Your servant" refers to the Davidic dynasty. God's promise to David is a covenant that his lineage will endure forever, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the Messiah, as seen in the genealogies of <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1</a> and <a href="/luke/3.htm">Luke 3</a>. This promise is foundational to the messianic hope in the Old Testament, with prophetic connections to passages like <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>, where God promises David an everlasting kingdom. The future of David's house is not just about his immediate descendants but points to the eternal kingdom established through Christ.and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, David is acknowledging the honor and favor God has bestowed upon him. Despite his humble beginnings as a shepherd, God elevated him to be king over Israel. This reflects the biblical theme of God choosing the lowly and exalting them, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, where God looks at the heart rather than outward appearances. David's distinction is not based on his merit but on God's sovereign choice and grace. This also prefigures the way God exalts Jesus, who humbled Himself and was later exalted (<a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-11</a>).O LORD God. The use of "LORD God" here combines the covenant name of God, Yahweh, with the more general term for deity, Elohim. This emphasizes both God's personal relationship with David and His universal sovereignty. The covenant name Yahweh is significant in the context of God's promises, as it is the name by which God revealed Himself to Moses and the Israelites, signifying His faithfulness and unchanging nature (<a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14-15</a>). David's use of this name underscores his recognition of God's covenantal faithfulness and the personal relationship he enjoys with the Almighty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, chosen by God, who is expressing his humility and gratitude for God's promises concerning his lineage. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God who makes a promise to David about the future of his house. 3. <a href="/topical/n/nathan_the_prophet.htm">Nathan the Prophet</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Nathan is the prophet through whom God delivers His message to David. 4. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_david.htm">House of David</a> Refers to the dynasty and lineage of David, which God promises to establish forever. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where David reigns as king and where God establishes His covenant with David.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_grace.htm">God's Sovereignty and Grace</a> God's promises are not based on human merit but on His sovereign grace. David acknowledges that God's favor is beyond what he deserves. <a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_nature_of_god's_promises.htm">The Eternal Nature of God's Promises</a> God's covenant with David points to the eternal kingdom established through Jesus Christ. Believers can trust in the certainty of God's promises. <a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> David's response to God's promise is one of humility and gratitude. We should approach God with a similar heart, recognizing His greatness and our dependence on Him. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_future_hope.htm">Legacy and Future Hope</a> God's promise to David extends beyond his lifetime, offering hope for future generations. Believers are encouraged to live with an eternal perspective, investing in a legacy that honors God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 17</a> <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> <a href="/q/who_fathered_shealtiel.htm">Who was the father of Shealtiel? (Matthew 1:12 vs. 1 Chronicles 3:17)</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_17_3-4_reverse_nathan's_ok.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 17:3-4 reverse Nathan's initial approval (17:2) for David to build the temple, and does this indicate an inconsistency?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_david's_eternal_throne_promised.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 speak of an eternal throne for David's line when the historical monarchy in Judah ended?</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>(17) And yet.--Samuel has the word here supplied in italics. David says, "My unlooked-for exaltation was not enough: thou hast also revealed to me the far future of my offspring."O God.--Here and at the end of the verse Samuel again has "my Lord, Jehovah."Also.--Samuel has this word in the text.And hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree.--The Hebrew is obscure. Samuel has simply, "and this [is] the law of man, my Lord Jehovah." The word "law" (tor?h) has been supposed to mean manner or custom in this place, but it is not used in that sense elsewhere. Its strict sense is teaching. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm" title="Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.">Isaiah 8:16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm" title="To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.">Isaiah 8:20</a>, where the oracles delivered to the prophet are called tor?h.) The rendering therefore is, and this (thy gracious revelation) is a lesson to mankind. Our text demands one slight alteration, in accordance with this. Read tor?h for tor, and then we may translate: "and thou regardest me (LXX., ???????: comp. <a href="/luke/1-48.htm" title="For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from now on all generations shall call me blessed.">Luke 1:48</a>) like man's teaching (<a href="/psalms/32-8.htm" title="I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with my eye.">Psalm 32:8</a>) that bringeth up (same verb, <a href="/ezekiel/19-2.htm" title="And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.">Ezekiel 19:2</a>), O Lord God;" that is to say, Thy revelation is a part of my moral discipline, like the instruction which men give their children. David was not allowed to build the Temple, which was so far a check; but encouragement was added to the prohibition by the wisdom of his heavenly Teacher. If we might assume the other sense of tor?h, we might render: and thou regardest me after the manner of men that exalteth, that is, as human benefactors help on those whom they favour. The old versions give no help. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - David here makes a clear sad very just difference between all that had been done for him, and the very great prospect now in addition put before him: Thou... hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree; i.e. thou hast treated me, or dealt with me, in this promise as though [ had been of high rank indeed. The parallel reading is very concise (<a href="/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19</a>), and perhaps somewhat obscure, "And is this the manner [or, 'law'] of man?" or, "And this is to be a law of man," i.e. this continuity of a great while to come. Elliptical as this reading may seem, there is no real difficulty in feeling its essential harmony with the passage before us. David's unfeigned surprise and joy in the "great while to come" nature of the promises made to him and his house overpower all else in his estimation. It is, indeed, a most opportune emphasis that he lays upon this element of the full promise, and accords exceptionally well with our later knowledge and brighter light. Our Authorized Version rendering throws out sufficiently this surprise, and gives not inadequately the drift of the passage. The continuity and exaltedness of the promise, which was only fully realized in the greater Son of David, the Christ, might well astonish David. <a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And as if this זֹ֤את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, was a small thing וַתִּקְטַ֨ן (wat·tiq·ṭan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6994.htm">Strong's 6994: </a> To diminish, be, diminutive, of no account in Your eyes, בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain O God, אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative You have spoken וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר (wat·tə·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue about עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the future לְמֵרָח֑וֹק (lə·mê·rā·ḥō·wq) Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> Remote, of place, time, precious of the house בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֖ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant and have regarded me וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי (ū·rə·’î·ṯa·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see as a man הָאָדָ֛ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being of great distinction, הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה (ham·ma·‘ă·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4609.htm">Strong's 4609: </a> Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression O LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel God. אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">1 Chronicles 17:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 17:17 This was a small thing in your (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:18" /></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>