Now, Yahweh God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
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Now, Yahweh God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
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Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
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Now, O LORD God, let Thy promise unto David my father be established; for Thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 1:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 13:16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.
- 2 Samuel 7:12-16 When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
- Genesis 22:17 that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.
- Psalms 89:35-37 Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David. His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me. It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.”
- Psalms 132:11-12 Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne. If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.”
- Numbers 23:10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, or count the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!”
- 2 Samuel 7:25-29 Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken. Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’ For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you. “Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Lord Yahweh, have spoken it. Let the house of your servant be blessed forever with your blessing.”
- 1 Kings 3:7-8 Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in. Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 It will happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your offspring after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you; but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever. His throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
- 1 Chronicles 17:23-27 Now, Yahweh, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have spoken. Let your name be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel. The house of David your servant is established before you.’ For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you. Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have promised this good thing to your servant. Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:6-7 He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as it is today.’
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Perform thy promise made to my father concerning me.
Perform thy promise made to my father concerning me.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 1:9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise…
2Ch 1:9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
Ver. 9. Let thy promise,] viz., To the utmost extent of it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. Let thy promise] דברך debarcha, thy word;…
Verse 9. Let thy promise] דברך debarcha, thy word; פתגמך pithgamach, Targum. It is very remarkable that when either God or man is represented as having spoken a word then the noun פתגם pithgam is used by the Targumist; but when word is used personally, then he employs the noun מימרא meymera, which appears to answer to the Λογος of St. John, Joh 1:1, &c.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. thy promise] Cp. 1Ch_22:9 ff. Perhaps the particular…
9. thy promise] Cp. 1Ch_22:9 ff. Perhaps the particular reference is to the first words of 1Ch_22:12, which may be translated as a promise, Surely the Lord will give thee wisdom and understanding.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto…
(9) Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established.—A reminiscence of 1Ch_17:23.
Over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.—Over a people numerous as the dust of the earth. This last clause freely corresponds with 1Ki_3:8. (Comp. the common title of Assyrian monarchs, “king of multitudes,” sar kissâti.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David…
Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established. This challenge on the part of Solomon, intended, without doubt, most reverently, is not given in the parallel place, and forms not only a distinctive but an interesting additional feature of the present account. It is thought by some that the "promise "here challenged is not very distinctly recorded anywhere, but surely passages like 1Ch_17:12-14 1Ch_22:10 1Ch_28:6, 7 amply meet the case. See also 2Sa_7:12, 2Sa_7:15. King over a people like the dust. It is noteworthy that, though the equivalent of this phrase is found in the parallel, the distinctiveness of this simile is not found there. (For the use of the simile to express a vast number, (see Gen_28:14 Num_23:10; Zep_1:17; Zec_9:3) It is not at all of frequent use in Scripture.
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