1 Chronicles 17:23
New International Version
“And now, LORD, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

New Living Translation
“And now, O LORD, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. May it be a promise that will last forever.

English Standard Version
And now, O LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken,

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

King James Bible
Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

New King James Version
“And now, O LORD, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, let it be established forever, and do as You have said.

New American Standard Bible
“Now, LORD, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do just as You have spoken.

NASB 1995
“Now, O LORD, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as You have spoken.

NASB 1977
“And now, O LORD, let the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as Thou hast spoken.

Legacy Standard Bible
“So now, O Yahweh, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your slave and concerning his house endure forever, and do as You have spoken,

Amplified Bible
“Therefore now, O LORD, let the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house endure forever, and do as You have said.

Christian Standard Bible
Now, LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be confirmed forever, and do as you have promised.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now, LORD, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be confirmed forever, and do as You have promised.

American Standard Version
And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Therefore, LORD JEHOVAH, the word that you spoke concerning your Servant and concerning the children of his house endures to eternity, and do just as you said.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And now, Lord, let the word which thou spokest to thy servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed for ever, and do thou as thou hast spoken.

Contemporary English Version
LORD God, please do what you promised me and my descendants.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

English Revised Version
And now, O LORD, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Now, LORD, faithfully keep the promise you made to me and my house forever. Do as you promised.

Good News Translation
"And now, O LORD, fulfill for all time the promise you made about me and my descendants, and do what you said you would.

International Standard Version
"And now, LORD, let what you have spoken concerning your servant and his household be done forever—and let it be done just as you've promised.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And now, O LORD, let the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as Thou hast spoken.

Literal Standard Version
And now, O YHWH, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant, and concerning his house, be steadfast for all time, and do as You have spoken;

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

New American Bible
Now, LORD, may the promise that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house remain firm forever. Bring about what you have promised,

NET Bible
So now, O LORD, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

New Revised Standard Version
“And now, O LORD, as for the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, let it be established forever, and do as you have promised.

New Heart English Bible
Now, LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have spoken.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore now, LORD, Let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

World English Bible
Now, Yahweh, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have spoken.

Young's Literal Translation
'And now, O Jehovah, the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, let be stedfast unto the age, and do as Thou hast spoken;

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Context
David's Prayer of Thanksgiving
22For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God. 23And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised, 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.…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 17:22
For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

1 Chronicles 17:24
so 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.

1 Chronicles 28:4
Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father's household, and from my father's sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.


Treasury of Scripture

Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as you have said.

let the thing

Genesis 32:12
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

2 Samuel 7:25-29
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said…

Psalm 119:49
ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

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1. Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house
3. after by the word of God forbids him
11. He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed
16. David's prayer and thanksgiving














(23) Lord.--Samuel adds "God."

Let the thing . . . be established.--Let the word (promise) be upheld, maintained, assured. Samuel has a different verb, "establish thou."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And now,
וְעַתָּ֣ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

O LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

let the word
הַדָּבָ֗ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

You have spoken
דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ (dib·bar·tā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

concerning
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Your servant
עַבְדְּךָ֙ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

and his house
בֵּית֔וֹ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

be established
יֵאָמֵ֖ן (yê·’ā·mên)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 539: To confirm, support

forever.
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Do
וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (wa·‘ă·śêh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

You have promised,
דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ (dib·bar·tā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue


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