1 Chronicles 17:16

And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that you have loved me for ever?

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.

17And these things were little in your sight, O God: you have also spoken concerning the house of your servant for a long time to come, and you have looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and have exalted me, O Lord God.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:10Let there be to me a sufficiency of all the justice and all the truth which you have wrought with your servant; for with this my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two camps.

Judges 6:15And Gedeon said to him, Be gracious with me, my Lord: whereby shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is weakened in Manasse, and I am the least in my father's house.

1 Samuel 9:21And Saul answered and said, Am not I the son of a Benjamite, the least tribe of the people of Israel? and of the least family of the whole tribe of Benjamin? and why have you spoken to me according to this word?

2 Kings 19:14And Ezekias took + 19:14 Gr. the books. the letter from the hand of the messengers, and + 19:14 Gr. them. read it: and he went up to the house of the Lord, and Ezekias spread it before the Lord,

2 Chronicles 1:8And Solomon said to God, You have dealt very mercifully with my father David, and have made me king in his stead.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:2-16

God's Promise to David. ( b. c. 1042.) 1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. 2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. 3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord , Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in: 5 For I have not dwelt in… Read the whole commentary →

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