1 Chronicles 17:25 “For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a h…”

1 Chronicles 17:25

For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

For thou, O my God, hast reueiled vnto the eare of thy seruant, that thou wilt builde him an house: therefore thy seruant hath bene bolde to pray before thee.

Darby Translation

For thou, my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath thy servant found [in his heart] to pray before thee.

Young's Literal Translation

for Thou, O my God, Thou hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant — to build to him a house, therefore hath Thy servant found to pray before Thee.

Bible in Basic English

For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.

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Cross references

“told thy servant”

1 Samuel 9:15

1 Samuel 9:15 · BSB

Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,

“found”

Psalm 10:17 Ezekiel 36:37 1 John 5:14 1 John 5:15

Psalm 10:17 · BSB

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

Ezekiel 36:37 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.

1 John 5:14 · BSB

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

1 John 5:15 · BSB

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.

26And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

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