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<a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and prayed, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? <a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/kjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">King James Bible</a> And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">New King James Version</a> Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said: “Who am I, O LORD God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? <a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then King David came in and sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, &#8220Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? <a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that Thou hast brought me this far? <a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh and said, “Who am I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? <a href="/amp/1_chronicles/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house and family that You have brought me this far? <a href="/csb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then King David went in, sat in the LORD’s presence, and said, Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house that you have brought me this far? <a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then King David went in, sat in the LORD&#8217s presence, and said, Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? <a href="/asv/1_chronicles/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? <a href="/cev/1_chronicles/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> David went into the tent he had set up for the sacred chest. He sat there and prayed: LORD God, my family and I don't deserve what you have already done for us, <a href="/erv/1_chronicles/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? <a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then King David went into the tent and sat in front of the LORD. "Who am I, LORD God," he asked, "and why is my house so important that you have brought me this far? <a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then King David went into the Tent of the LORD's presence, sat down, and prayed, "I am not worthy of what you have already done for me, LORD God, nor is my family. <a href="/isv/1_chronicles/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then King David went in, sat down in the presence of the LORD, and said: "Who am I, LORD God, and what is my household, since you have brought me to this? <a href="/msb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/1_chronicles/17.htm">NET Bible</a> David went in, sat before the LORD, and said: "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point? <a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then king David went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? <a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? <a href="/web/1_chronicles/17.htm">World English Bible</a> Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And David the king comes in and sits before YHWH, and says, “Who [am] I, O YHWH God, and what [is] my house, that You have brought me here? <a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And David the king cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, 'Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto? <a href="/slt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And king David will come and sit before Jehovah, and he will say, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what my house, that thou broughtest me even to hither?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou shouldst give such things to me? <a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when king David had departed, and had sat down before the Lord, he said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you would grant such things to me? <a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Then King David came in and sat in the LORD’s presence, and said: “Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house, that you should have brought me so far? <a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And King David came and sat before the LORD and said, Who am I in thy presence, O LORD God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me to this eminence? <a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And King David came and sat down before LORD JEHOVAH and said: “What am I considered before you, LORD of LORDS, and what is my house that you brought me here?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said: 'Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me thus far? <a href="/sep/1_chronicles/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast loved me for ever? <a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/17-16.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=5105" 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> 16<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">Then King</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went in,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</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.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">“Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">am I,</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> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: ū·mî (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">and what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇê·ṯî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">is my house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hă·ḇî·’ō·ṯa·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">You have brought me</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.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1988.htm" title="1988: hă·lōm (Adv) -- Hith-er. From the article; hither.">far?</a> 17And 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.…<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/7-18.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="/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="/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="/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/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="/2_samuel/7-22.htm">2 Samuel 7:22</a> How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears. <a href="/2_samuel/7-23.htm">2 Samuel 7:23-24</a> And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt. / For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God. <a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm">2 Samuel 7:25-26</a> And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised, / so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You. <a href="/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27</a> For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You. <a href="/2_samuel/7-28.htm">2 Samuel 7:28-29</a> And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. / 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.” <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="/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="/acts/7-46.htm">Acts 7:46</a> who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. <a href="/romans/4-17.htm">Romans 4:17</a> As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist. <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20-21</a> Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, / to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me till now?sat before<a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">2 Samuel 7:18</a> Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?<a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">2 Kings 19:14</a> And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.Who am I<a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Genesis 32:10</a> I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.<a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3</a> LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!<a href="/ephesians/3-8.htm">Ephesians 3:8</a> Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;what is<a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Judges 6:15</a> And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.<a href="/1_samuel/9-21.htm">1 Samuel 9:21</a> And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?that thou hast<a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Genesis 48:15,16</a> And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, … <a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12</a> Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.<a href="/acts/26-22.htm">Acts 26:22</a> Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/17-15.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-43.htm">Family</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm">Far</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-29.htm">Hitherto</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-14.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-6.htm">Sitteth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/17-18.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">Family</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">Far</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-6.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-16.htm">Hitherto</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-23.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-10.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-23.htm">Sitteth</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>Then King David went in David's action of going in likely refers to entering the tent where the Ark of the Covenant was housed. This signifies a personal and intimate approach to God, highlighting the importance of seeking God's presence. The Ark represented God's throne on earth, and David's approach shows reverence and humility.sat before the LORD Sitting before the LORD indicates a posture of humility and contemplation. In ancient Near Eastern culture, sitting was a position of learning and reflection. David's choice to sit rather than stand or kneel suggests a desire for a personal and heartfelt dialogue with God, emphasizing a relationship rather than mere ritual.and said, “Who am I, O LORD God David's question reflects his humility and amazement at God's favor. Despite being king, David acknowledges his unworthiness. This echoes Moses' response in <a href="/exodus/3-11.htm">Exodus 3:11</a> and Gideon's in <a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Judges 6:15</a>, where both express similar humility when called by God. It underscores the biblical theme that God chooses the humble and lowly for His purposes.and what is my house David refers to his family lineage, which was not of noble origin. This acknowledgment highlights God's grace in elevating David's house to a position of prominence. It also foreshadows the Davidic Covenant, where God promises to establish David's throne forever, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, a descendant of David.that You have brought me this far? David recognizes God's providence and guidance in his life. This phrase reflects gratitude for past deliverance and blessings, acknowledging that it is God who has orchestrated his rise from shepherd to king. It also points to the future, as God's promises to David extend beyond his lifetime, culminating in the eternal reign of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a> The central figure in this passage, David is the second king of Israel, known for his deep relationship with God and his role in establishing Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His promises. 3. <a href="/topical/d/david's_house.htm">David's House</a> Refers to David's family and lineage, which God promises to establish forever, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a> Although not explicitly mentioned in this verse, it is the place where David would have gone to sit before the LORD, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_davidic_covenant.htm">The Davidic Covenant</a> The broader context of this passage involves God's promise to David that his throne will be established forever, a pivotal moment in biblical history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> David's response is one of humility and gratitude. We are reminded to approach God with a humble heart, recognizing His grace in our lives. <a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognition of God's Sovereignty</a> David acknowledges that it is God who has brought him this far. We should recognize God's hand in our achievements and circumstances. <a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_promises.htm">Gratitude for God's Promises</a> David's prayer is filled with gratitude for God's promises. We should regularly thank God for His faithfulness and the promises He has fulfilled in our lives. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_identity_in_christ.htm">Understanding Our Identity in Christ</a> Just as David questions his worthiness, we too should find our identity and worth in God's calling and promises, not in our own merits. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_god's_faithfulness.htm">Reflecting on God's Faithfulness</a> David reflects on how far God has brought him. We should take time to reflect on God's faithfulness throughout our lives and share these testimonies with others.<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/how_does_1_sam_19_align_with_divine_protection.htm">How does 1 Samuel 19 reconcile with accounts in other sections of the Bible where David is portrayed as protected by divine power rather than subterfuge?</a> <a href="/q/why_couldn't_david_build_the_temple.htm">Why was David forbidden from building the temple?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God’s covenant with David? </a> <a href="/q/why_is_david_the_7th_son_in_1_chronicles.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 2:13-15 list David as the seventh son, while 1 Samuel 16:10-11 implies he was the eighth?</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>(16) Sat before the Lord.--In the tent of the Ark.And said.--Comp. Psalms 18, title.Who am I.--The longer form of the pronoun I is used in Samuel ('anokhi; here 'ani).O Lord God.--Heb., Jehovah Elohim. Samuel has "Adonai Jehovah," which is more original. David addresses God as "my Lord, Jehovah;" just as in <a href="/1_chronicles/17-4.htm" title="Go and tell David my servant, Thus said the LORD, You shall not build me an house to dwell in:">1Chronicles 17:4</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/17-7.htm" title="Now therefore thus shall you say to my servant David, Thus said the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over my people Israel:">1Chronicles 17:7</a>, God speaks of David as "my servant." (Comp. the frequent style of the Assyrian kings, who speak of their wars as undertaken in the service of the gods their lords.)Mine house.--My family.Hitherto.--To this pitch of greatness. With this and the next verse, compare David's last words (<a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm" title="Although my house be not so with God; yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.">2Samuel 23:5</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 16-27. - These verses contain David's response to the gracious communication which had been made to him, and thanksgivings for the promise made to him as regards his seed. His appreciation of the contents of that promise is expressed in a manner which would seem to indicate that he was not altogether untaught, even then, by the Spirit of some of the deeper significance of the far-reaching promise. Verse 16. - Sat before the Lord; i.e. before the ark. It has surprised many that it should be said that David sat before the Lord, in the act of prayer or devotion. But this was not altogether unusual (<a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4</a>) in the first place; and then, secondly, it is not quite clear that this is said. Possibly he sat awaiting first some such token as he might know how to construe into the presence of Jehovah, and into his gracious vouchsafing to give him audience, and thereupon he may have altered his attitude. Confessedly, however, the other is the morn natural reading. <a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king David דָּוִ֔יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse went in, וַיָּבֹא֙ (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go sat וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (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 and said, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix am I, אֲנִ֞י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I O LORD יְהוָ֤ה (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, אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and what וּמִ֣י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix is my house, בֵיתִ֔י (ḇê·ṯî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction You have brought me הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי (hă·ḇî·’ō·ṯa·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go this far? הֲלֹֽם׃ (hă·lōm) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1988.htm">Strong's 1988: </a> Hith-er <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">1 Chronicles 17:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 17:16 Then David the king went (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:17" /></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>