1 Chronicles 17:17 Cross References - Brenton

¹⁷ And these things were little in thy sight, O God: thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to come, and thou hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and hast exalted me, O Lord God.

¹⁹ Whereas I was very little before thee, O Lord, my Lord, yet thou spokest concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to to come. And is this the law of man, O Lord, my Lord?

⁸ and I gave thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord into thy bosom, and I gave to thee the house of Israel and Juda; and if that had been little, I would have given thee yet more.

¹³ And I have given thee what thou hast not asked, wealth and glory, so that there has not been any one like thee among kings.

¹⁸ And this is a light thing in the eyes of the Lord: I will also deliver Moab into your hand.

⁷ And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel: ⁸ and I was with thee in all places whither thou wentest, and I destroyed all thine enemies from before thee, and I made for thee a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.

¹¹ And it shall come to pass when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. ¹² He shall build me a house, and I will set up his throne for ever. ¹³ I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and my mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew it from them that were before thee. ¹⁴ And I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be set up for ever. ¹⁵ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.

^{70 (77:70)} He chose David also his servant, and took him up from the flocks of sheep. ^{71 (77:71)} He took him from following the ewes great with young, to be the shepherd of Jacob his servant, and Israel his inheritance. ^{72 (77:72)} So he tended them in the innocency of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

^{19 (88:19)} Then thou spokest in vision to thy children, and saidst, I have laid help on a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of my people. ^{20 (88:20)} I have found David my servant; I have anointed him by my holy mercy. ^{21 (88:21)} For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him. ^{22 (88:22)} The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again. ^{23 (88:23)} And I will hew down his foes before him, and put to flight those that hate him. ^{24 (88:24)} But my truth and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted. ^{25 (88:25)} And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. ^{26 (88:26)} He shall call upon me, saying, Thou art my Father, my God, and the helper of my salvation. ^{27 (88:27)} And I will make him my first-born, higher than the kings of the earth. ^{28 (88:28)} I will keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant shall be firm with him. ^{29 (88:29)} And I will establish his seed for ever and ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. ^{30 (88:30)} If his children should forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; ^{31 (88:31)} if they should profane my ordinances, and not keep my commandments; ^{32 (88:32)} I will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their sins with scourges. ^{33 (88:33)} But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, nor wrong my truth. ^{34 (88:34)} Neither will I by any means profane my covenant; and I will not make void the things that proceed out of my lips. ^{35 (88:35)} Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David. ^{36 (88:36)} His see shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me; ^{37 (88:37)} and as the moon that is established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. Pause.

⁶ And he said to me, It is a great thing for thee to be called my servant, to establish the tribes of Jacob, and to recover the dispersion of Israel: behold, I have given thee for the covenant of a race, for a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.