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1 Chronicles 17:27 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 17 · verse 27
Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.1 Chronicles 17:27 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 17:27 in context
25For 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.
26And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
27Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- pleaseyâʼalproperly, to yield, especially assentH2974 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- blessbârakto kneelH1288 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- everʻôwlâmproperly, concealedH5769 →
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We have here David's solemn address to God, in answer to the gracious message he had now received from him. By faith he receives the promises, embraces them, and is persuaded of them, as the patriarchs, Heb, Ch1 11:13.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-27