Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.” New Living Translation And now, it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, so that it will continue forever before you. For when you grant a blessing, O LORD, it is an eternal blessing!” English Standard Version Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O LORD, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever.” Berean Standard Bible So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You have blessed it, O LORD, and it shall be blessed forever.” New American Standard Bible And now You have decided to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, LORD, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.” NASB 1995 “And now it has pleased You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O LORD, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.” NASB 1977 “And now it hath pleased Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may continue forever before Thee; for Thou, O LORD, hast blessed, and it is blessed forever.” Legacy Standard Bible So now, You have been pleased to bless the house of Your slave, that it may be forever before You. For You, O Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.” Amplified Bible Therefore may it please You to bless the house (descendants) of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for what You bless, O LORD, is blessed forever.” Christian Standard Bible So now, you have been pleased to bless your servant’s house that it may continue before you forever. For you, LORD, have blessed it, and it is blessed forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible So now, You have been pleased to bless Your servant’s house that it may continue before You forever. For You, LORD, have blessed it, and it is blessed forever. American Standard Version and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And from now on be revealed to bless the household of your Servant that it will be before you for the eternity of eternities, because you are LORD JEHOVAH, THE LORD of LORDS! You have spoken, and from your blessing the households of the righteous ones are blessed to eternity!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And now thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, so that it should continue for ever before thee: for thou, Lord, hast blessed it, and do thou bless it for ever. Contemporary English Version Now please bless my descendants forever, and let them always be your chosen kings. You have already blessed my family, and I know you will bless us forever. Douay-Rheims Bible And thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be always before thee: for seeing thou blessest it, O Lord, it shall be blessed for ever. English Revised Version and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O LORD, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation Now, you were pleased to bless my house so that it may continue in your presence forever. Indeed, you, LORD, have blessed it. It will be blessed forever." Good News Translation I ask you to bless my descendants so that they will continue to enjoy your favor. You, LORD, have blessed them, and your blessing will rest on them forever." International Standard Version Furthermore, it has pleased you to bless the dynasty of your servant, so that it will continue in place forever in your presence, because when you, LORD, grant a blessing, it is an eternal blessing." JPS Tanakh 1917 and now it hath pleased Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may continue for ever before Thee; for Thou, O LORD, hast blessed, and so let [Thy servant] be blessed for ever.' Literal Standard Version and now, You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, to be before You for all time; for You, O YHWH, have blessed, and it is blessed for all time.” Majority Standard Bible So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.” New American Bible do, then, bless the house of your servant, that it may be in your presence forever—since it is you, LORD, who blessed it, it is blessed forever.” NET Bible Now you are willing to bless your servant's dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O LORD, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future." New Revised Standard Version therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you. For you, O LORD, have blessed and are blessed forever.” New Heart English Bible Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, LORD, have blessed, and it is blessed forever." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.” Young's Literal Translation and now, Thou hast been pleased to bless the house of Thy servant, to be to the age before Thee; for Thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed to the age.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Prayer of Thanksgiving…26And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant. 27So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.” Cross References 1 Chronicles 17:26 And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant. 1 Chronicles 18:1 Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. 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. Psalm 21:6 For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence. Treasury of Scripture Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may be before you for ever: for you bless, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever. let it please. Genesis 27:33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. Psalm 72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. Jump to Previous Age Bless Blessed Blessest Blessing Continue Family Forever House Please Pleased Servant SightJump to Next Age Bless Blessed Blessest Blessing Continue Family Forever House Please Pleased Servant Sight1 Chronicles 17 1. Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house3. after by the word of God forbids him 11. He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed 16. David's prayer and thanksgiving (27) Now therefore let it please thee.--Rather, and now Thou hast willed to bless. Samuel: "and now be willing, and bless." For thou blessest, O Lord.--For Thou, Jehovah, hast blessed. Samuel is, as usual, fuller: "For thou, my Lord Jehovah, hast spoken [promised], and in virtue of thy blessing thy servant's house shall be blessed for ever." Numbers 22:6 illustrates our text. Verse 27. - The marginal, It hath pleased thee, is the correcter rendering of the Hebrew here, though the parallel place exhibits the imperative mood. That it may be before thee for ever. The fulfilment of these words can be found in the Messiah alone (comp. Psalm 2:6-12).
Hebrew So nowוְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time You have been pleased הוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ (hō·w·’al·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2974: To show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything) to bless לְבָרֵךְ֙ (lə·ḇā·rêḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Your servant, עַבְדְּךָ֔ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant that it may continue לִהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be forever לְעוֹלָ֖ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always before You. לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You, אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you O LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel have blessed it, בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ (bê·raḵ·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse and [it will be] blessed וּמְבֹרָ֖ךְ (ū·mə·ḇō·rāḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse forever.” לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links 1 Chronicles 17:27 NIV1 Chronicles 17:27 NLT 1 Chronicles 17:27 ESV 1 Chronicles 17:27 NASB 1 Chronicles 17:27 KJV 1 Chronicles 17:27 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 17:27 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 17:27 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 17:27 French Bible 1 Chronicles 17:27 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 17:27 And now it has pleased you (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |