2 Chronicles 1:9 “Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For…”

2 Chronicles 1:9

Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

World English Bible

Now, LORD God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

American Standard Version

Now, O Jehovah God, let thy promise unto David my father be established; for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe therefore, O Lord God, let thy promise vnto Dauid my father be true: for thou hast made mee King ouer a great people, like to the dust of the earth.

Darby Translation

Now, Jehovah Elohim, let thy word unto David my father be firm; for thou hast made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth;

Bible in Basic English

Now, O Lord God, let your word to David my father come true; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in number.

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Cross references

“let thy promise”

2 Samuel 7:12–16 Psalm 89:35–37 2 Samuel 7:25–29 1 Chronicles 17:11–14 1 Chronicles 17:23–27 1 Chronicles 28:6

2 Samuel 7:12–16 · BSB

And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

Psalm 89:35–37 · BSB

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—

2 Samuel 7:25–29 · BSB

And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

1 Chronicles 17:11–14 · BSB

And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

1 Chronicles 17:23–27 · BSB

And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,

1 Chronicles 28:6 · BSB

And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.

“for thou hast”

1 Kings 3:7 1 Kings 3:8

1 Kings 3:7 · BSB

And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

1 Kings 3:8 · BSB

Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.

“like the dust”

Genesis 13:16 Genesis 22:17 Numbers 23:10

Genesis 13:16 · BSB

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Genesis 22:17 · BSB

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Numbers 23:10 · BSB

Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”

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

In context

8Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place.

10Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

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