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1 Chronicles 17:18 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“What can David {speak} more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.”

1 Chronicles 17:18

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

16

And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who {am} I, O LORD God, and what {is} mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

17

And {yet} this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast {also} spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

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What can David {speak} more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

19

O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all {these} great things. {great...: Heb. greatnesses}

20

O LORD, {there is} none like thee, neither {is there any} God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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