1 Chronicles 17:16
14 But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
15 So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
17 And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.
18 What more can David say to You for so honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
- KJV
- And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
- WEB
- Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD; and he said, “Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?
- ASV
- Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
- DARBY
- And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Jehovah Elohim, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
- BLB
- And King David went in and sat before the face of YHWH, and he said, “Who [am] I, O YHWH God, and what [is] my house, that You have brought me as far as here?
- ÅB
- Da gikk kong David inn og ble der inne for Herrens åsyn, og han sa: Hvem er jeg, Herre Gud, og hva er mitt hus, at du har ført meg hertil?
- OTB
- Da gikk kong David inn og satte seg foran Herren, og sa,
"Hvem er jeg, Herre Gud, og hva er mitt hus,
at du har ført meg så langt? - B1930
- Da gikk kong David inn og blev der inne for Herrens åsyn, og han sa: Hvem er jeg, Herre Gud, og hvad er mitt hus, at du har ført mig hertil?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 7:18
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
Read in contextGenesis 32:10
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
Read in contextEphesians 3:8
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Read in contextPsalms 144:3
O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
Read in context1 Samuel 9:21
Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
Read in context1 Samuel 7:12
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:10
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
Read in contextGenesis 48:15–16
Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
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