1 Chronicles 17:27

Now, therefore, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be unto times age-abiding before thee,—for, thou O Yahweh, hast blessed, and it is to be blessed unto times age-abiding.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.

In Context

26Now, therefore, O Yahweh, thou, art God,—therefore hast thou spoken concerning thy servant this goodness.

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Cross References

Numbers 23:20Lo! to bless, have I received [command],—And I will bless, nor will I take it back.

1 Kings 2:33thus shall their blood come back upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed unto times age-abiding,—but, David and his seed, and his house, and his throne, shall have peace, unto times age-abiding, from Yahweh.

Psalms 72:17May his Name be age-abiding, In the presence of the sun, let his Name flourish,—And may all the families of the ground bless themselves in him, All nations, pronounce him happy!

Ephesians 1:3Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath 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 →

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