1 Chronicles 17:8

And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
walked	הָלַ֔כְתָּ ha.Lakh.ta	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
off	וָאַכְרִ֥ית va.'akh.Rit	H3772	to cut (off · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
enemies	אוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ 'oy.Vei.kha	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
before	מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ mi.pa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
made	וְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽי ve.'a.Si.ti	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
name	שֵׁ֔ם Shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular absolute
name	כְּשֵׁ֥ם ke.Shem	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
men	הַגְּדוֹלִ֖ים ha.ge.do.Lim	H1419	great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
earth	בָּאָֽרֶץ ba.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 18:14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
1 Chronicles 17:2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
Psalms 113:7-8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Genesis 28:15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not l…
1 Samuel 18:28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
2 Samuel 7:9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like u…
Psalms 46:7 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalms 71:21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:1-15

Let us observe here, I. How desirous and solicitous good people should be to serve the interests of God's kingdom in the world, to the utmost of their capacity. David could not be easy in a house of cedar while the ark was lodged within curtains, Ch1 17:1. The concerns of the public should always be near our hearts. What pleasure can we take in our own prosperity if we see not the good of Jerusalem? When David is advanced to wealth and power see what his cares and projects are. Not, "What shall I do for my children to get portions for them? What shall I do to fill my coffers and enlarge my dominions?" But, "What shall I do for God, to serve and honour him?" Those that are contriving where to…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 17:7

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote--a round tower of rude construction, high walled, but open at the top, in which sheep are often enclosed at night to protect them from wild beasts. The meaning is, I elevated you to the throne from a humble condition solely by an act of divine grace, and not from any antecedent merits of your own (see on Sa1 16:11), and I enabled you to acquire renown, equal or superior to any other monarch. Your reign will ever be afterwards regarded as the best and brightest era in the history of Israel, for it will secure to the nation a settled inheritance of prosperity and peace, without any of the oppressions or disorders that afflicted them…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 17:5

But have gone from tent to tent - "I have transferred my tabernacle from Gilgal to Nob, from Nob to Shiloh, and from Shiloh to Gibeon." - Targum and Jarchi.

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1

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Dictionary and topics

Appeal — A reference of any case from an inferior to a superior court. Moses established in the wilderness a series of judicatories such that appeals could be made from a lower to a higher (Ex. 18:13-26.)…
Nathan · .His message to David concerning the building of a temple — .His message to David concerning the building of a temple

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1 Chronicles 17:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 17:7

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 17:5

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1

Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

1 Chronicles 17:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 17:7

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 17:5

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1

Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 17:1-27

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 17:8