1 Chronicles 17:27
and now, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever; for thou, Jehovah, hast blessed [it], and it shall be blessed for ever.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
26And now, Jehovah, thou art that God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;
Cross References
Numbers 23:20Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
1 Kings 2:33And their blood shall be requited upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Jehovah.
Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
Ephesians 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:17-27
David's Grateful Acknowledgment. ( b. c. 1042.) 16 And David the king came and sat before the Lord , and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God. 18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. 19 O Lord ,… Read the whole commentary →