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Monday, August 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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1 Chronicles 17:14

I will put him in charge of my house and kingdom forever. His rule will continue forever!'"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Covenant;   David;   Nathan;   Solomon;   The Topic Concordance - Endurance;   Government;   Jesus Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Chronicles, Theology of;   David;   King, Kingship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Confirm;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nathan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - King;   Nathan (1);   Settle (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Nathan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will appoint him over my house and my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.’”
Hebrew Names Version
but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.
King James Version
But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
English Standard Version
but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.'"
New Century Version
I will put him in charge of my house and kingdom forever. His family will rule forever.'"
New English Translation
I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent."'"
Amplified Bible
"But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forevermore."'"
New American Standard Bible
"But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever."'"
World English Bible
but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But I wil establish him in mine house, and in my kingdome for euer, and his throne shalbe stablished for euer,
Legacy Standard Bible
But I will cause him to stand in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever."'"
Berean Standard Bible
But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever."
Contemporary English Version
I will make sure that your son and his descendants will rule my people and my kingdom forever.
Complete Jewish Bible
Rather, I will maintain him in my house and in my kingdom forever; and his throne will be set up forever.'"
Darby Translation
and I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.
George Lamsa Translation
But I will make him a ruler in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for evermore.
Good News Translation
I will put him in charge of my people and my kingdom forever. His dynasty will never end.'"
Lexham English Bible
And I will establish him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever."'"
Literal Translation
and I will make him stand in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be made to stand forever.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But I wyll set him in my house and in my kyngdome for euer, so that his seate shalbe sure for euermore.
American Standard Version
but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.
Bible in Basic English
But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But I wil stablishe him in myne house and my kingdome for euer, and his seate shalbe sure for euermore.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
but I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.'
King James Version (1611)
But I will settle him in mine house, and in my kingdom for euer, and his throne shall bee established for euermore.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be set up for ever.
English Revised Version
but I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for ever.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y schal ordeyne hym in myn hows and in my rewme til in to with outen ende; and his trone schal be moost stidefast with outen ende.
Update Bible Version
but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
But I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
New King James Version
And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.""'
New Living Translation
I will confirm him as king over my house and my kingdom for all time, and his throne will be secure forever.'"
New Life Bible
But I will put him over My house and in My nation forever. And his throne will last forever."'"
New Revised Standard
but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but I will cause him to remain over my house and over my kingdom, unto times age-abiding, - and, his throne, shall be established, unto times age-abiding.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I will settle him in my house, and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be most firm for ever.
Revised Standard Version
but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom for ever and his throne shall be established for ever.'"
Young's Literal Translation
and I have established him in My house, and in My kingdom unto the age, and his throne is established unto the age.'
THE MESSAGE
David Submits and Prays After the king had made himself at home, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look at this: Here I am comfortable in a luxurious palace of cedar and the Chest of the Covenant of God sits under a tent." Nathan told David, "Whatever is on your heart, go and do it; God is with you." But that night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying, "Go and tell my servant David, This is God 's word on the matter: You will not build me a ‘house' to live in. Why, I haven't lived in a ‘house' from the time I brought up the children of Israel from Egypt till now; I've gone from one tent and makeshift shelter to another. In all my travels with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the leaders I commanded to shepherd Israel, ‘Why haven't you built me a house of cedar?' "So here is what you are to tell my servant David: The God -of-the-Angel-Armies has this word for you: I took you from the pasture, tagging after sheep, and made you prince over my people Israel. I was with you everywhere you went and mowed your enemies down before you; and now I'm about to make you famous, ranked with the great names on earth. I'm going to set aside a place for my people Israel and plant them there so they'll have their own home and not be knocked around anymore; nor will evil nations afflict them as they always have, even during the days I set judges over my people Israel. And finally, I'm going to conquer all your enemies. "And now I'm telling you this: God himself will build you a house! When your life is complete and you're buried with your ancestors, then I'll raise up your child to succeed you, a child from your own body, and I'll firmly establish his rule. He will build a house to honor me, and I will guarantee his kingdom's rule forever. I'll be a father to him, and he'll be a son to me. I will never remove my gracious love from him as I did from the one who preceded you. I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will always be there, rock solid."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever."'"

Contextual Overview

1 After David had moved into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in this nice palace made of cedar, but the Box of the Lord 's Agreement sits in a tent." 2 Nathan answered David, "You may do what you want to do. God is with you." 3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan. 4 God said, "Go and tell this to my servant David: The Lord says, ‘David, you are not the one to build a house for me to live in. 5Since the time I brought Israel out of Egypt until now, I have not lived in a house. I have moved around in a tent. I chose people to be special leaders for the Israelites. They were like shepherds for my people. While I was going around in Israel to different places, I never said to any of them: Why haven't you built a house of cedar wood for me?' 7 "Now, tell this to my servant David: The Lord All-Powerful says, ‘I took you from the fields and from taking care of the sheep. I made you king of my people Israel. 8 I have been with you everywhere you went. I went ahead of you and I killed your enemies. Now I will make you one of the most famous men on earth. 9 I am giving this place to my people Israel. They will plant their trees, and they will sit in peace under those trees. They will not be bothered anymore. Evil people will not hurt them as they did at first. 10 Those bad things happened, but I chose leaders to care for my people Israel. And I will also defeat all your enemies. "‘I tell you that the Lord will build a house for you. 11 When you die, and you join your ancestors, then I will let your own son be the new king. The new king will be one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in mine: In the parallel passage, it is "thine house, and thy kingdom." Jehovah was Israel's king; and David and Solomon were merely his viceregents, as well as types of the Messiah. Psalms 2:6, Psalms 72:17, Psalms 89:36, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, Hebrews 3:6

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:16 - General 1 Kings 11:13 - Howbeit 1 Chronicles 22:10 - I will establish 1 Chronicles 28:5 - to sit 2 Chronicles 10:16 - David 2 Chronicles 13:5 - to David Jeremiah 33:14 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 17:2
If you do this, I will prepare an agreement between us. I will promise to make your people a great nation."
Genesis 17:12
When the baby boy is eight days old, you will circumcise him. Every boy born among your people and every boy who is a slave of your people must be circumcised.
Genesis 17:20
"You mentioned Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him, and he will have many children. He will be the father of twelve great leaders. His family will become a great nation.
Genesis 17:21
But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son who Sarah will have. He will be born at this same time next year."
Genesis 17:24
Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised.
Genesis 17:26
Abraham and his son were circumcised on the same day.
Exodus 12:15
For this festival you will eat bread made without yeast for seven days. On the first day, you will remove all the yeast from your houses. No one should eat any yeast for the full seven days of this festival. Anyone who eats yeast must be separated from the rest of Israel.
Exodus 12:19
For seven days, there must not be any yeast in your houses. Anyone, either a citizen of Israel or a foreigner living among you, who eats yeast at this time must be separated from the rest of Israel.
Exodus 30:33
Whoever makes a perfume like that and puts it on anyone except a priest must be separated from the people."
Exodus 30:38
There may be people who will want to make some of this incense for themselves so that they can enjoy the smell. But whoever does this must be separated from their people."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 17:1".


 
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