1 Chronicles 17:9 Explained in Context

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Verse 9. Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

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Quick Meaning

This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “God promises David a house and a son who builds.”

From sheepcote to name, then a house God will make

This verse is one part of that explanation in 1 Chronicles 17:7–15. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.

Read It With

1 Chronicles 17:7–15

Read 1 Chronicles 17:9 with 17:7–15. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: The oracle recalls David's shepherd origin, divine presence, Israel's place, subdued enemies, a coming son, temple building, father-son relation, enduring mercy, and a lasting throne.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Within “God promises David a house and a son who builds,” 1 Chronicles 17:9 advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence through the wording “Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: God redirects David's temple proposal into a dynastic promise and a future son who will build, later identified with Solomon.

Read 1 Chronicles 17:7–15 together

Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 17:7–15 forms the complete movement “God promises David a house and a son who builds”: The oracle recalls David's shepherd origin, divine presence, Israel's place, subdued enemies, a coming son, temple building, father-son relation, enduring mercy, and a lasting throne.

Verse 7. Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

Verse 8. And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

Verse 10. And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

Verse 11. And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

Verse 12. He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

Verse 13. I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:

Verse 14. But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

Verse 15. According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

What Remains True

Faithful succession joins remembered promise with present responsibility; inherited office is never hereditary moral or spiritual superiority. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: The oracle recalls David's shepherd origin, divine presence, Israel's place, subdued enemies, a coming son, temple building, father-son relation, enduring mercy, and a lasting throne. In 1 Chronicles 17:9, the concrete line “Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.

Continue in Context

Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.

Read 1 Chronicles 17:7–15 — God promises David a house and a son who builds

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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

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Exact location: 1 Chronicles 17:7–15, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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hebrew text and morphology

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles

Open Scriptures

Open Scriptures, release 2.2

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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 17:7–15

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translation and translator notes

NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles

Biblical Studies Press

Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation

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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 1 Chronicles 17:7–15, verse-attached translation and translator notes

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