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1 Chronicles 17:26 And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
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You have promised these good things to your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For you are God, O LORD. And you have promised these good things to your servant.<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, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.<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, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:<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, LORD, You are God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant.<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, You are God, and have promised this good thing to Your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“Now, O LORD, You are God, and have promised this good thing to Your servant.<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, Thou art God, and hast promised this good thing to Thy servant.<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, You are God, and You have promised this good thing to Your slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And now, O LORD, You are God, and you have spoken <i>and</i> promised this good thing to Your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, you indeed are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, You indeed are God, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant. <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, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are the LORD God, and you have made this good promise to me. <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, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Almighty LORD, you are God. You promised me this good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You, LORD, are God, and you have made this wonderful promise to me. <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, you are God, and you have promised all of these good things to your servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now, O LORD, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.<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, you are God, and have promised this good thing to your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness to thy servant:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have promised this good thing to your servant. <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, YHWH, You [are] God Himself, and You speak this goodness concerning Your servant;<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, Jehovah, Thou art God Himself, and Thou speakest concerning Thy servant this goodness;<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, thou thyself art God, and thou wilt speak concerning thy servant this goodness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And now O Lord, thou art God: and thou hast promised to thy servant such great benefits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now then, O Lord, you are God. And you have spoken to your servant such great benefits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Since you, LORD, are truly God and have made this generous promise to your servant,<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, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And now, O LORD, thou art God, and all thy words are true, with which thou hast promised this goodness to thy servant;<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, you are my God, and all your words are truth! Those that you have spoken to your Servant are good!<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, Thou alone art God, and hast promised this good thing unto Thy servant;<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, thou thyself art God, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/17-26.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=5222" 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">25</span>For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You. <span class="reftext">26</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/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh- (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">are</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">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.">And You have promised</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">goodness</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.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”…<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/7-28.htm">2 Samuel 7:28</a></span><br />And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.<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/7-25.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/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/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/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="/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/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28-29</a></span><br />I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. / I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-20.htm">Psalm 89:20-24</a></span><br />I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him. / My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him. / No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him. ...<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/2-30.htm">Acts 2:30</a></span><br />But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.<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="/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="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a></span><br />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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And now, LORD, you are God, and have promised this goodness to your servant:</p><p class="hdg">thou are God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-37.htm">Exodus 36:37</a></b></br> And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door <i>of</i> blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14,15</a></b></br> And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/23-18.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-7.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-25.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-12.htm">Speakest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-13.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-41.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-27.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Speakest</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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, You are God!</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the sovereignty and divinity of the LORD, a central theme throughout the Bible. The declaration "You are God" is a recognition of God's unique position as the one true God, contrasting with the polytheistic beliefs of surrounding nations. This echoes the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one." It emphasizes the monotheistic faith of Israel and the personal relationship between God and His people. The use of "O LORD" reflects the covenant name of God, Yahweh, highlighting His eternal and unchanging nature.<p><b>And You have promised this goodness</b><br>The "goodness" refers to the promises God made to David earlier in the chapter, specifically the establishment of his dynasty and the coming of a future king, which Christians understand as a messianic prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ. This promise is part of the Davidic Covenant, a pivotal moment in biblical history where God assures David that his throne will be established forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>). The concept of divine promise is a recurring theme, seen in God's covenants with Abraham, Moses, and ultimately fulfilled in the New Covenant through Christ.<p><b>to Your servant.</b><br>David refers to himself as "Your servant," demonstrating humility and submission to God's will. This title is significant, as it reflects the biblical ideal of leadership as service, a theme that Jesus Christ exemplifies in the New Testament (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>). The term "servant" also connects David to other key figures in the Bible, such as Moses and the prophets, who were called servants of God. This phrase underscores the personal relationship between God and David, highlighting the intimacy and faithfulness expected in the covenant relationship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, a man after God's own heart, who is expressing his gratitude and acknowledgment of God's promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who has made promises to David regarding his lineage and the future of his kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nathan_the_prophet.htm">Nathan the Prophet</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Nathan is the prophet who conveyed God's promises to David earlier in the chapter.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David's throne is established and where he receives God's promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_davidic_covenant.htm">The Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>The divine promise made by God to David, ensuring that his lineage would endure and that his kingdom would be established forever.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Acknowledgment of God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize and affirm God's ultimate authority and faithfulness in our lives, as David did.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>Just as David trusted in God's promises, we are called to trust in the promises God has made to us through His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_goodness.htm">Gratitude for God's Goodness</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude for the goodness and blessings God has bestowed upon us, acknowledging His hand in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_davidic_covenant.htm">Understanding the Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>Study the significance of the Davidic Covenant and its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, deepening our understanding of God's redemptive plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_god's_faithfulness.htm">Living in Light of God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Let the assurance of God's faithfulness inspire us to live obediently and faithfully, knowing that He keeps His promises.<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/how_did_jehoshaphat_follow_david's_ways.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:3-4) How can Jehoshaphat be said to walk in David's ways without referencing David's well-documented moral failures in earlier narratives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_discrepancy_on_jehoshaphat's_actions.htm">In 1 Kings 22:43, why does the text imply Jehoshaphat removed high places when 2 Chronicles 20:33 suggests otherwise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</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>(26) <span class= "bld">Lord, thou art God.</span>--<span class= "ital">Jehovah, Thou art the</span> (true) <span class= "ital">God.</span> Samuel: "my Lord Jehovah." The chronicler omits the clause which follows in Samuel: "and thy words become truth" (prove true).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/17-26.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">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּה־</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God!</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And You have promised</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּדַבֵּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - 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">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּֽאת׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">goodness</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטּוֹבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</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">עַבְדְּךָ֔</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 17:26 Now Yahweh you are God and have (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:27" /></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>