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New Living Translation

1 Chronicles 11:9

And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord of Heaven's Armies was with him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   The Topic Concordance - Closeness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Zion;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Ithrite, the;   Joab;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David steadily grew more powerful, and the Lord of Armies was with him.
Hebrew Names Version
David grew greater and greater; for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
King James Version
So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.
English Standard Version
And David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.
New Century Version
David became stronger and stronger, and the Lord All-Powerful was with him.
New English Translation
David's power steadily grew, for the Lord who commands armies was with him.
Amplified Bible
David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.
New American Standard Bible
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of armies was with him.
World English Bible
David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Hosts was with him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid prospered, and grewe: for the Lord of hostes was with him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David became greater and greater, and Yahweh of hosts was with him.
Berean Standard Bible
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
Contemporary English Version
David became a great and strong ruler, because the Lord All-Powerful was on his side.
Complete Jewish Bible
David grew greater and greater, because Adonai -Tzva'ot was with him.
Darby Translation
And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.
Easy-to-Read Version
David continued to grow greater, and the Lord All-Powerful was with him.
George Lamsa Translation
So David became greater and greater; and the LORD of hosts was with him.
Good News Translation
David grew stronger and stronger, because the Lord Almighty was with him.
Lexham English Bible
And David became greater and greater. And Yahweh of hosts was with him.
Literal Translation
And David was going on and increasing, for Jehovah of Hosts was with him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid wete forth & grewe, & the LORDE Zebaoth was wt him.
American Standard Version
And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.
Bible in Basic English
And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid prospered & waxed great, & the Lorde of hoastes was with him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.
King James Version (1611)
So Dauid waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hostes was with him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty was with him.
English Revised Version
And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid profitide goynge and wexynge, and the Lord of oostis was with hym.
Update Bible Version
And David waxed greater and greater; for Yahweh of hosts was with him.
Webster's Bible Translation
So David became greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts [was] with him.
New King James Version
So David went on and became great, and the LORD of hosts was with him.
New Life Bible
David became greater and greater, for the Lord of All was with him.
New Revised Standard
And David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus did David wax greater and yet greater, - and, Yahweh of Hosts, was with him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David went on growing and increasing, and the Lord of hosts was with him.
Revised Standard Version
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.
Young's Literal Translation
And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts [is] with him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.

Contextual Overview

1 Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, "We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.'" 3 So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the Lord had promised through Samuel. 4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (or Jebus, as it used to be called), where the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land, were living. 5 The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, "You'll never get in here!" But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David. 6 David had said to his troops, "Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will become the commander of my armies!" And Joab, the son of David's sister Zeruiah, was first to attack, so he became the commander of David's armies. 7 David made the fortress his home, and that is why it is called the City of David. 8 He extended the city from the supporting terraces to the surrounding area, while Joab rebuilt the rest of Jerusalem. 9 And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord of Heaven's Armies was with him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

waxed greater and greater: Heb. went in going and increasing, 2 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 5:10, Job 17:9, Isaiah 9:7

for: 1 Chronicles 9:20, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14, Romans 8:31

Reciprocal: Esther 9:4 - waxed

Cross-References

Genesis 10:5
Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.
Genesis 10:10
He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.
Genesis 10:20
These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
Genesis 10:25
Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan.
Genesis 11:1
At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.
Genesis 11:14
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
Genesis 11:31
One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram's wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran's child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there.
Genesis 11:32
Terah lived for 205 years and died while still in Haran.
Acts 17:26
From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.
1 Corinthians 14:23
Even so, if unbelievers or people who don't understand these things come into your church meeting and hear everyone speaking in an unknown language, they will think you are crazy.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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