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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

1 Chronicles 17:12

He, shall build me a house, - and I will establish his throne unto times age-abiding.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Covenant;   David;   Nathan;   Solomon;   The Topic Concordance - Endurance;   Government;   Jesus Christ;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Chronicles, Theology of;   David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Taanach;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nathan ;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
Hebrew Names Version
He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
King James Version
He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
English Standard Version
He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
New Century Version
He will build a house for me, and I will let his kingdom rule always.
New English Translation
He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
Amplified Bible
"He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
New American Standard Bible
"He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
World English Bible
He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He shall builde me an house, and I will stablish his throne for euer.
Legacy Standard Bible
He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
Berean Standard Bible
He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
Contemporary English Version
and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for me.
Complete Jewish Bible
He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
Darby Translation
It is he who shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Easy-to-Read Version
Your son will build a house for me. I will make your son's family rule forever.
George Lamsa Translation
He shall build a house to my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Good News Translation
He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make sure that his dynasty continues forever.
Lexham English Bible
He himself will build for me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
Literal Translation
He shall build a house for Me, and I shall establish his throne forever;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
he shal buylde me an house, & I wyl make his seate sure for euer.
American Standard Version
He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Bible in Basic English
He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He shall buylde me an house, and I wil stablishe his seate for euer.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
King James Version (1611)
He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for euer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He shall build me a house, and I will set up his throne for ever.
English Revised Version
He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he schal bilde to me an hows, and Y schal make stidefast his seete til in to with outen ende.
Update Bible Version
He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
New King James Version
He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
New Living Translation
He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever.
New Life Bible
He will build a house for Me. And I will make his throne last forever.
New Revised Standard
He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Revised Standard Version
He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Young's Literal Translation
he doth build for Me a house, and I have established his throne 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." Nathan gave David a complete and accurate report of everything he heard and saw in the vision. King David went in, took his place before God , and prayed: Who am I, my Master God , and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life? But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you've also spoken of my family far into the future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow and looked on me, Master God , as a Somebody. What's left for David to say to this—to your honoring your servant, even though you know me, just as I am? O God , out of the goodness of your heart, you've taken your servant to do this great thing and put your great work on display. There's none like you, God , no God but you, nothing to compare with what we've heard with our own ears. And who is like your people, like Israel, a nation unique on earth, whom God set out to redeem as his own people (and became most famous for it), performing great and fearsome acts, throwing out nations and their gods left and right as you saved your people from Egypt? You established for yourself a people—your very own Israel!—your people forever. And you, God , became their God. So now, great God , this word that you have spoken to me and my family, guarantee it forever! Do exactly what you've promised! Then your reputation will be confirmed and flourish always as people exclaim, "The God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God over Israel, is Israel's God!" And the house of your servant David will remain rock solid under your watchful presence. You, my God, have told me plainly, "I will build you a house." That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you. God , being the God you are, you have spoken all these wonderful words to me. As if that weren't enough, you've blessed my family so that it will continue in your presence always. Because you have blessed it, God , it's really blessed—blessed for good!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

Contextual Overview

1 And it came to pass, when David had taken up his abode in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo! I, am dwelling in a house of cedars, but, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, is under curtains. 2 Then said Nathan unto David, All that is in thy heart, do, - for, God, is with thee. 3 But so it was that, in that night, the word of God came unto Nathan, saying: 4 Go and say unto David my servant, Thus, saith Yahweh, - Thou, shalt not build me a house, to dwell in; 5 seeing that I have not dwelt in a house, since the day that I brought up Israel, until this day, - but have been from tent to tent, and without a habitation. 6 Wheresoever I have wandered with all Israel, spake I ever, a word, with one of the judges of Israel, whom I charged to shepherd my people, saying, - Wherefore have ye not built me a house of cedars? 7 Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee from the pasture, from after the flock, - to become leader over my people Israel; 8 and was with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and have out off all thine enemies, from before thee, - and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones, who are in the earth; 9 and will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall inhabit their place, and be unsettled no more, - neither shall the sons of perversity again wear them out, as at the first; 10 even from the days when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, and have subdued all thine enemies, - that I might make thee great, yea, a house, will Yahweh build for thee.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

He shall: 1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Chronicles 22:10, 1 Chronicles 28:6-10, 1 Kings 5:5, 2 Chronicles 3:1 - 2 Chronicles 4:22, Ezra 5:11, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, John 2:19-21, Acts 7:47, Acts 7:48, Colossians 2:9

I will: Psalms 89:4, Psalms 89:29, Psalms 89:36, Psalms 89:37, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 2:44, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Revelation 11:15

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:26 - Let it 2 Samuel 7:13 - He shall 1 Kings 8:13 - surely built 1 Kings 8:15 - which spake 1 Kings 8:19 - General 1 Chronicles 17:13 - as I took 1 Chronicles 29:23 - sat on the throne 2 Chronicles 6:2 - I have built 2 Chronicles 6:4 - who hath with 2 Chronicles 6:9 - thy son

Cross-References

Genesis 17:22
And he left off speaking with him, - and God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 17:23
So Abraham took Ishmael his son and all born of his house and all bought with his silver - every male among the men of the house of Abraham, - and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on this selfsame day, according to that which God had spoken with him.
Genesis 21:4
And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, when eight days old, - as God commanded him.
Leviticus 12:3
And, on the eighth day, shall the flesh of his foreskin be circumcised.
Luke 1:59
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and were calling it, after the name of its father, Zachariah.
Luke 2:21
And, when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, then was his name called, Jesus, - which it was called by the messenger, before he was conceived in the womb.
Acts 7:8
And he gave unto him a covenant of circumcision; and, thus, he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.
Romans 2:28
For, not he who is one in appearance, is a Jew, nor is, that which is such in appearance in flesh, circumcision;
Philippians 3:5
Circumcised, the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews, - regarding law, a Pharisee,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 17:1".

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 17:12. I will establish his throne for ever. — David was a type of Christ; and concerning him the prophecy is literally true. See Isaiah 9:7, where there is evidently the same reference.


 
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