Genesis 17:6
Genesis chapter 17 · verse 6 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.