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We have never even heard of another God like you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There is none like you, O LORD, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, <i>there is</i> none like thee, neither <i>is there any</i> God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O LORD, <i>there is</i> none like You, nor <i>is there any</i> God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to everything that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220O LORD, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“O LORD, there is none like Thee, neither is there any God besides Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, there is no one like You, nor is there any God except You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, as all we have heard confirms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, there is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No other god is like you, LORD--you alone are God. Everything we have heard about you is true. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"LORD, there is no one like you, and there is no other god except you, as we have heard with our own ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, there is none like you; we have always known that you alone are God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"LORD, there is no one like you, and we have heard from no god other than you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O YHWH, there is none like You, and there is no god except You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Jehovah, there is none like Thee, and there is no god save Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, none like thee, and no God besides thee, in all that we heard with our ears.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord there is none like thee: and there is no other God beside thee, of all whom we have heard of with our ears. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O Lord, there is no one like you. And there is no other God apart from you, out of all whom we have heard about with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, there is no one like you, no God but you, just as we have always heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no one like you, O LORD, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I know, O LORD God, there is none like thee and there is no God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because this I have known, LORD of LORDS, that there is none like you, and there is no God but only you, according to everything that we have heard with our ears.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD, there is none like Thee, neither is there any God beside Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, there is none like thee, and there is no God beside thee, according to all things which we have heard with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/17-20.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=5147" 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">19</span>O LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed all Your greatness. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><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/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is none</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kā·mō·w·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and there is no</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/2108.htm" title="2108: zū·lā·ṯe·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Except, only. From zuwl; probably scattering, i.e. Removal; used adverbially, except.">but You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">according to everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">we have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: bə·’ā·zə·nê·nū (Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 1cp) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">with our own ears.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.…<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="/deuteronomy/4-35.htm">Deuteronomy 4:35</a></span><br />You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-39.htm">Deuteronomy 4:39</a></span><br />Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-22.htm">2 Samuel 7:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5-6</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, / so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a></span><br />Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-8.htm">Psalm 86:8</a></span><br />O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-6.htm">Psalm 89:6-8</a></span><br />For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? / In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him. / O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/113-5.htm">Psalm 113:5</a></span><br />Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-18.htm">Isaiah 40:18</a></span><br />To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-25.htm">Isaiah 40:25</a></span><br />“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-6.htm">Jeremiah 10:6-7</a></span><br />There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. / Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10</a></span><br />But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-23.htm">1 Kings 8:23</a></span><br />and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-15.htm">2 Kings 19:15</a></span><br />And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O LORD, there is none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.</p><p class="hdg">none</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who <i>is</i> like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful <i>in</i> praises, doing wonders?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/18-11.htm">Exodus 18:11</a></b></br> Now I know that the LORD <i>is</i> greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly <i>he was</i> above them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-24.htm">Deuteronomy 3:24</a></b></br> O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God <i>is there</i> in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?</p><p class="hdg">beside thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-35.htm">Deuteronomy 4:35,39</a></b></br> Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he <i>is</i> God; <i>there is</i> none else beside him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-2.htm">1 Samuel 2:2</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> none holy as the LORD: for <i>there is</i> none beside thee: neither <i>is there</i> any rock like our God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10</a></b></br> Ye <i>are</i> my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I <i>am</i> he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.</p><p class="hdg">according</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Psalm 44:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, <i>what</i> work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-3.htm">Psalm 78:3,4</a></b></br> Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12</a></b></br> That led <i>them</i> by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/15-20.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-24.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-35.htm">Save</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-9.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Save</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-3.htm">after by the word of God forbids him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">David's prayer and thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>O LORD, there is none like You</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the uniqueness and incomparability of God. In the context of <a href="/1_chronicles/17.htm">1 Chronicles 17</a>, King David is responding to God's covenant promise, acknowledging God's unparalleled nature. This echoes the monotheistic belief central to Israel's faith, distinguishing Yahweh from the polytheistic deities of surrounding nations. The phrase aligns with other scriptures such as <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a> and <a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9</a>, which also declare God's uniqueness and supremacy.<p><b>and there is no God but You</b><br>This statement reaffirms the monotheistic foundation of Israel's faith, contrasting with the prevalent polytheism of the ancient Near East. It underscores the exclusivity of Yahweh as the one true God, a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament. This declaration is consistent with the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one," which is a central tenet of Jewish belief and practice.<p><b>according to everything we have heard with our own ears</b><br>This phrase highlights the importance of oral tradition and the transmission of faith through generations. In ancient Israel, the recounting of God's mighty acts and promises was a key method of preserving and reinforcing faith. The phrase suggests a collective witness to God's deeds, as seen in the recounting of Israel's history and God's covenantal faithfulness. It also points to the reliability of the testimony about God, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/44.htm">Psalm 44:1</a>, where the psalmist speaks of the stories passed down from ancestors.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who is expressing his awe and reverence for God in this passage. He is acknowledging God's uniqueness and sovereignty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nathan_the_prophet.htm">Nathan the Prophet</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message to David, which prompted David's prayer of gratitude and recognition of God's greatness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David reigned and where he desired to build a temple for the Lord, which is the context of this chapter.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The one true God whom David is addressing, acknowledging His unparalleled nature and sovereignty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who have witnessed God's mighty works and have heard of His greatness through their history and experiences.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_uniqueness.htm">God's Uniqueness</a></b><br>Recognize and affirm that there is no one like God. In a world with many distractions and false idols, we must hold firm to the truth of God's singularity and supremacy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_experience_of_god's_greatness.htm">Personal Experience of God's Greatness</a></b><br>Reflect on how you have personally experienced God's greatness in your life. Like David, recount the ways God has shown Himself to be unique and powerful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>David mentions "everything we have heard with our own ears." This highlights the importance of listening to God's word and testimonies of His works. Make it a priority to hear and meditate on God's truth regularly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_worship.htm">Gratitude and Worship</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude and worship. David's response to God's promises was one of praise. Let us also respond to God's faithfulness with worship and thanksgiving.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trust in God's sovereign plan. David recognized God's control over all things. In our lives, we should rest in the assurance that God is in control and His plans are perfect.<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/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><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_can_a_temple_contain_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:4, how can a temple truly contain God if other passages assert He cannot be confined?</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>(20) One or two words are omitted. (See <a href="/2_samuel/7-22.htm" title="Why you are great, O LORD God: for there is none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.">2Samuel 7:22</a> : "Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God, for there is none," &c. Comp. <a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm" title="Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,">Isaiah 46:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm" title="For thus said the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he has established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.">Isaiah 45:18</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/45-5.htm" title="I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded you, though you have not known me:">Isaiah 45:5-6</a>, &c.<span class= "ital">;</span> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm" title="There is none like to the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heaven in your help, and in his excellency on the sky.">Deuteronomy 33:26</a>; and for the end of the verse, <a href="/psalms/44-1.htm" title="We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, in the times of old.">Psalm 44:1</a>; <a href="/exodus/10-2.htm" title="And that you may tell in the ears of your son, and of your son's son, what things I have worked in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know how that I am the LORD.">Exodus 10:2</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-9.htm" title="Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life: but teach them your sons, and your sons' sons;">Deuteronomy 4:9</a>.) . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/17-20.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">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</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">[there is] none</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like You,</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּמ֔וֹךָ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·mō·w·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [there is] no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">besides You,</span><br /><span class="heb">זוּלָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(zū·lā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2108.htm">Strong's 2108: </a> </span><span class="str2">Scattering, removal, except</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to everything</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with our own ears.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·zə·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">1 Chronicles 17:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 17:20 Yahweh there is none like you neither (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:21" /></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>