1 Chronicles 17:26
What does 1 Chronicles 17:26 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 17:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have said you will give this good thing to your servant:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And now, Jehovah, Thou <FI>art<Fi> God Himself, and Thou speakest concerning Thy servant this goodness;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And now O Lord, thou art God: and thou hast promised to thy servant such great benefits.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And now, Jehovah, thou art thatGod, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;
Context
v.25For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.
v.26This passage
v.27and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
- Hebrews 6:18
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
- Exodus 34:6
And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth;
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