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1 Chronicles 17

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Introduction

Overview

1 Chronicles 17:1, Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house, 1 Chronicles 17:3, after by the word of God forbids him; 1 Chronicles 17:11, He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed; 1 Chronicles 17:16, David’s prayer and thanksgiving.

Verse 1

as David: 2 Samuel 7:1, 2 Samuel 7:2-17, 2 Chronicles 6:7-9, Daniel 4:4, Daniel 4:29, Daniel 4:30

Nathan: 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:25, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:23, 1 Kings 1:44

I dwell: 1 Chronicles 14:1, Jeremiah 22:15, Haggai 1:4, Haggai 1:9

the ark: Psalms 132:5, Acts 7:46

under curtains: 1 Chronicles 17:5, 1 Chronicles 15:1, 1 Chronicles 16:1, Exodus 40:19-21, 2 Samuel 6:17, 2 Chronicles 1:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 26:1 - the tabernacle with ten curtains Exodus 26:2 - curtain 1 Samuel 4:3 - the ark 1 Kings 8:17 - General 1 Chronicles 15:29 - as the ark 1 Chronicles 22:7 - it was in 1 Chronicles 28:2 - I had in mine heart Acts 7:47 - General

Verse 2

Do all: 1 Chronicles 22:7, 1 Chronicles 28:2, Joshua 9:14, 1 Samuel 16:7, Psalms 20:4, 1 Corinthians 13:9

for God: 1 Samuel 10:7, 2 Samuel 7:3, Zechariah 8:23, Luke 1:28

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:17 - General 2 Kings 20:5 - Turn again 1 Chronicles 17:8 - I have been Isaiah 38:5 - and say

Verse 3

word: Numbers 12:6, 2 Kings 20:1-5, Isaiah 30:21, Amos 3:7

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:4 - that night 1 Kings 17:2 - General Jeremiah 28:12 - General

Verse 4

tell: Isaiah 55:8, Isaiah 55:9, Romans 11:33, Romans 11:34

Thou shalt not: 1 Chronicles 22:7, 1 Chronicles 22:8, 1 Chronicles 28:2, 1 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Samuel 7:4, 2 Samuel 7:5, 1 Kings 8:19, 2 Chronicles 6:8, 2 Chronicles 6:9

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:26 - Let it 1 Kings 3:2 - was no Psalms 68:29 - Because

Verse 5

dwelt: 2 Samuel 7:6, 1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 2:6, 2 Chronicles 6:18, Isaiah 66:1, Isaiah 66:2, Acts 7:44-50

gone: Heb. been

from tent to tent: Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:3, 2 Samuel 6:17, 1 Kings 8:4, 1 Kings 8:16

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 17:1 - under curtains Psalms 11:4 - The Lord

Verse 6

walked: Exodus 33:14, Exodus 33:14, Exodus 33:15, Exodus 40:35-38, Leviticus 26:11, Leviticus 26:12, Numbers 10:33-36, Deuteronomy 23:14, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Revelation 2:1

the judges: Judges 2:16-18, 1 Samuel 12:11, 2 Samuel 7:7, tribes, Acts 13:20

feed: 1 Chronicles 11:2, Psalms 78:71, Psalms 78:72, Jeremiah 23:4, Ezekiel 34:2, Micah 5:4, Matthew 2:6, *marg.

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:6 - I have not 1 Kings 8:16 - I chose

Verse 7

I took thee: Exodus 3:1-10, 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 17:15, 2 Samuel 7:8, Psalms 78:70, Psalms 78:71, Amos 7:14, Amos 7:15, Matthew 4:18-22, Luke 5:10

from following: Heb. from after

ruler: 2 Samuel 6:21, Matthew 2:6

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 17:17 - a small thing

Verse 8

I have been: 1 Chronicles 17:2, Genesis 28:15, 1 Samuel 18:14, 1 Samuel 18:28, 2 Samuel 7:9, 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 8:8, 2 Samuel 8:14, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11

have cut off: 1 Samuel 26:10, 1 Samuel 31:1-6, 2 Samuel 22:1, 2 Samuel 22:38-41, Psalms 18:1, *title

made thee: 1 Chronicles 17:17, 2 Samuel 8:13, Ezra 4:20, Psalms 71:21, Psalms 75:7, Psalms 113:7, Psalms 113:8, Luke 1:52

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 18:6 - Thus the Lord 2 Chronicles 1:1 - the Lord Luke 1:15 - great

Verse 9

I will: Jeremiah 31:3-12, Ezekiel 34:13

plant: Psalms 44:2, Psalms 92:13, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 24:6, Jeremiah 32:41

and shall be: Ezekiel 28:4, Ezekiel 36:14, Ezekiel 36:15, Ezekiel 37:25, Amos 9:15, Revelation 21:4

the children: Psalms 89:22, Ephesians 2:2, Ephesians 2:3, Ephesians 5:6

waste: Isaiah 49:17, Isaiah 60:18

as at the: Exodus 1:13, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 2:23

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:10 - plant them 2 Kings 21:8 - will I make 2 Chronicles 33:8 - will I Psalms 17:9 - oppress me

Verse 10

And since: Judges 2:14-18, Judges 3:8, Judges 4:3, Judges 6:3-6, 1 Samuel 13:5, 1 Samuel 13:6, 1 Samuel 13:19, 1 Samuel 13:20

Moreover: Psalms 18:40-50, Psalms 21:8, Psalms 21:9, Psalms 89:23, Psalms 110:1, 1 Corinthians 15:25

the Lord: Exodus 1:21, 2 Samuel 7:11, Psalms 127:1

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:28 - the Lord 1 Kings 2:24 - made me 1 Kings 11:38 - build the 1 Chronicles 17:25 - that thou Psalms 89:4 - General

Verse 11

when thy: 1 Chronicles 29:15, 1 Chronicles 29:28, Acts 13:36

go to be: Genesis 15:15, Deuteronomy 31:16, 1 Kings 1:21, 1 Kings 2:10, Acts 2:29

I will raise: 1 Chronicles 28:5, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 7:13, 2 Samuel 12:24, 2 Samuel 12:25, 1 Kings 8:20, Psalms 132:11, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Romans 1:3, Romans 1:4

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 23:5 - he hath made 1 Kings 1:48 - which 1 Kings 2:4 - his word 1 Kings 8:19 - General 2 Kings 22:20 - I will gather 1 Chronicles 17:17 - thou hast 1 Chronicles 22:9 - a son 1 Chronicles 28:6 - he shall 1 Chronicles 29:23 - sat on the throne 2 Chronicles 1:9 - let thy promise 2 Chronicles 6:9 - thy son 2 Chronicles 6:10 - as the Lord 2 Chronicles 13:5 - to David Psalms 18:50 - to his Psalms 21:5 - honour Psalms 89:29 - His seed Jeremiah 33:17 - David shall never want Acts 2:30 - knowing

Verse 12

He shall: 1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Chronicles 22:10, 1 Chronicles 28:6-10, 1 Kings 5:5, 2 Chronicles 3:1 - 2 Chronicles 4:22, Ezra 5:11, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, John 2:19-21, Acts 7:47, Acts 7:48, Colossians 2:9

I will: Psalms 89:4, Psalms 89:29, Psalms 89:36, Psalms 89:37, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 2:44, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Revelation 11:15

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:26 - Let it 2 Samuel 7:13 - He shall 1 Kings 8:13 - surely built 1 Kings 8:15 - which spake 1 Kings 8:19 - General 1 Chronicles 17:13 - as I took 1 Chronicles 29:23 - sat on the throne 2 Chronicles 6:2 - I have built 2 Chronicles 6:4 - who hath with 2 Chronicles 6:9 - thy son

Verse 13

I will be: 2 Samuel 7:14, Psalms 89:26-28, Psalms 89:29-37, Isaiah 55:3, Hebrews 1:5

my son: Psalms 2:7, Psalms 2:12, Luke 9:35, John 3:35

I will not: 2 Samuel 7:15, 2 Samuel 7:16, 1 Kings 11:12, 1 Kings 11:13, 1 Kings 11:36

as I took: 1 Chronicles 17:12, 1 Chronicles 10:14, 1 Samuel 15:28

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:26 - Let it 1 Chronicles 22:10 - He shall build Jeremiah 33:14 - General

Verse 14

in mine: In the parallel passage, it is "thine house, and thy kingdom." Jehovah was Israel's king; and David and Solomon were merely his viceregents, as well as types of the Messiah. Psalms 2:6, Psalms 72:17, Psalms 89:36, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, Hebrews 3:6

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:16 - General 1 Kings 11:13 - Howbeit 1 Chronicles 22:10 - I will establish 1 Chronicles 28:5 - to sit 2 Chronicles 10:16 - David 2 Chronicles 13:5 - to David Jeremiah 33:14 - General

Verse 15

According: 2 Samuel 7:17, Jeremiah 23:28, Acts 20:27

Verse 16

sat before: 2 Samuel 7:18, 2 Kings 19:14

Who am I: Genesis 32:10, Psalms 144:3, Ephesians 3:8

what is: Judges 6:15, 1 Samuel 9:21

that thou hast: Genesis 48:15, Genesis 48:16, 1 Samuel 7:12, Acts 26:22, 2 Corinthians 1:10

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 46:2 - he shall worship

Verse 17

a small thing: 1 Chronicles 17:7, 1 Chronicles 17:8, 2 Samuel 7:19, 2 Samuel 12:8, 2 Kings 3:18, Isaiah 49:6

thou hast: 1 Chronicles 17:11-15, Ephesians 3:20

hast regarded: 1 Chronicles 17:8, 1 Kings 3:13, Psalms 78:70-72, Psalms 89:19-37, Philippians 2:8-11

Reciprocal: Numbers 23:19 - or hath he Deuteronomy 33:9 - I have not 1 Kings 1:48 - which 1 Kings 2:24 - made me 1 Chronicles 14:2 - the Lord

Verse 18

the honour: 1 Samuel 2:30, 2 Samuel 7:20-24

thou knowest: 1 Samuel 16:7, Psalms 139:1, John 21:17, Revelation 2:23

Verse 19

thy servant's: Isaiah 37:35, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 49:3, Isaiah 49:5, Isaiah 49:6, Daniel 9:17

according: Matthew 11:26, Ephesians 1:9-11, Ephesians 3:11

great things: Heb. greatness, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 Chronicles 29:12, Psalms 111:3, Psalms 111:6

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:3 - ascribe

Verse 20

none: Exodus 15:11, Exodus 18:11, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 33:26, Psalms 86:8, Psalms 89:6, Psalms 89:8, Isaiah 40:18, Isaiah 40:25, Jeremiah 10:6, Jeremiah 10:7, Ephesians 3:20

beside thee: Deuteronomy 4:35, Deuteronomy 4:39, 1 Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 45:5, Isaiah 45:22

according: Psalms 44:1, Psalms 78:3, Psalms 78:4, Isaiah 63:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 8:10 - there is none

Verse 21

what one: Deuteronomy 4:7, Deuteronomy 4:32-34, Deuteronomy 33:26-29, Psalms 147:20

redeem: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 19:4-6, Deuteronomy 15:15, Psalms 77:15, Psalms 107:2, Psalms 111:9, Isaiah 63:9, Titus 2:14

make thee: Nehemiah 9:10, Isaiah 48:9, Isaiah 63:12, Ezekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 20:10

greatness: Deuteronomy 4:34, Psalms 65:5, Psalms 66:3-7, Psalms 114:3-8, Isaiah 64:3

by driving: Deuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 7:2, Joshua 10:42, Joshua 21:43-45, Joshua 24:11, Joshua 24:12, Psalms 44:2, Psalms 44:3

Reciprocal: Exodus 6:6 - redeem 2 Samuel 7:23 - make him 2 Chronicles 20:7 - our God Nehemiah 1:5 - the great Jeremiah 32:20 - and hast

Verse 22

thy people: Genesis 17:7, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, Deuteronomy 26:18, Deuteronomy 26:19, 1 Samuel 12:22, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Zechariah 13:9, Romans 9:4-6, Romans 9:25, Romans 9:26, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:2-12, 1 Peter 2:9

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:24 - art become 1 Kings 10:9 - because the 2 Chronicles 9:8 - because thy God

Verse 23

let the thing: Genesis 32:12, 2 Samuel 7:25-29, Psalms 119:49, Jeremiah 11:5, Luke 1:38

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:26 - let thy 1 Kings 2:24 - made me 1 Kings 8:25 - keep with thy 2 Chronicles 1:9 - let thy promise

Verse 24

that thy name: 2 Chronicles 6:33, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 72:19, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 6:13, John 12:28, John 17:1, Philippians 2:11, 1 Peter 4:11

a God: Jeremiah 31:1, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 11:16, Revelation 21:3

and let: Psalms 90:17

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:26 - let thy 1 Kings 11:38 - build the Jeremiah 38:17 - the God of Israel

Verse 25

told thy servant: Heb. revealed the ear of thy servant, 1 Samuel 9:15

that thou: 1 Chronicles 17:10

found: Psalms 10:17, Ezekiel 36:37, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 5:15

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:28 - the Lord 2 Samuel 7:27 - found

Verse 26

thou art God: Exodus 34:6, Exodus 34:7, Titus 1:2, Hebrews 6:18

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:27 - found 1 Kings 18:21 - if the Lord Psalms 30:7 - made

Verse 27

let it please: or, it hath pleased

blessest: Genesis 27:33, Psalms 72:17, Romans 11:29, Ephesians 1:3

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:29 - let it please thee to bless 1 Kings 1:36 - the Lord Psalms 18:50 - to his Psalms 21:5 - honour Psalms 30:7 - made Jeremiah 33:17 - David shall never want Acts 7:45 - unto

Bibliographical Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on 1 Chronicles 17". "Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/tsk/1-chronicles-17.html.