Verse 17
1 Chronicles 17:17
Darby Translation
17
And this hath been a small thing in thy sight, O God (Elohim); and thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, Jehovah Elohim.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תִּקְטַ֨ן זֹ֤את בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֥ר עַל בֵּֽית עַבְדְּ/ךָ֖ לְ/מֵ/רָח֑וֹק וּ/רְאִיתַ֗/נִי כְּ/ת֧וֹר הָ/אָדָ֛ם הַֽ/מַּעֲלָ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים
English Translation
And this was small in your eyes, O God, and you spoke about your servant's house from afar, and you saw me as the form of a man, O Lord God.
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Chapter 17 Context
1
And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dw...
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And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God (Elohim) is with thee.
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And it came to pass that night that the word of God (Elohim) came to Nathan saying,
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Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;
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for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but I have been...
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In all my going about with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I com...
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And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from th...
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and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before...
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And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place...
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and since the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I will subdue all thine...
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And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go [to be] with thy fathers, t...
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It is he who shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
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I will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took...
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and I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established fo...
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15
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
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16
And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Jehovah Elohim, and what is my ho...
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And this hath been a small thing in thy sight, O God (Elohim); and thou hast spoken of thy servant's...
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What can David [say] more to thee for the glory of thy servant? thou indeed knowest thy servant.
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19
Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness...
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Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God (Elohim) beside thee, according to all th...
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And who is like thy people Israel, the one nation in the earth that God (Elohim) went to redeem to b...
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And thy people Israel hast thou made thine own people for ever; and thou, Jehovah, art become their...
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And now, Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house...
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Let it even be established, and let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts, the Go...
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For thou, my God (Elohim), hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore...
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And now, Jehovah, thou art that God (Elohim), and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;
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and now, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever;...
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