Genesis 17:6

Genesis chapter 17 · verse 6 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Context

v.5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

v.6This passage

v.7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 17:16

    And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.

  • Genesis 35:11

    And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

  • Genesis 17:20

    And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

  • Matthew 1:6

    and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

  • Ezra 4:20

    There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid unto them.

  • Genesis 17:4

    As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.