1 Chronicles 17:23

And now, Lord, let the word which thou spokest to thy servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed forever, and do thou as thou hast spoken.

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In The King James Version

Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

In Context

22And thou hast appointed thy people Israel as a people to thyself forever; and thou, Lord, didst become a God to them.

24And let thy name be established and magnified forever, men saying, Lord, Lord, Almighty God of Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:12Deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I am afraid of him, lest haply he should come and smite me, and the mother upon the children.

1 Kings 8:26And now, O Lord God of Israel, let, I pray thee, thy word to David my father be confirmed.

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 →

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