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1 Chronicles 17:10
and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to David through Nathan, continuing a covenant declaration after describing His past protection of Israel and His future guarantee of David's lineage.
The words — צִוִּיתִי (tzi.Vi.ti) translates literally as "I appointed," marking the establishment of judges over Israel, while וְ/הִכְנַ֖עְתִּי (ve./hikh.Na'.ti) means "and I will subdue," stating God's direct action against David's adversaries.
The thread — The phrasing and promise of enemy subjugation run parallel to 2 Samuel 7:11 and recur in the combat imagery of Psalm 18:40 and Psalm 89:23.
Why it lands — The text explicitly records God's promise to remove national threats and construct a royal dynasty, requiring the reader to acknowledge divine initiative in both Israel's governance and David's succession.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 7:11 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
- Psalms 18:40 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
- Psalms 89:23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
- Exodus 1:21 And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
- Judges 2:14 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
- Judges 4:3 Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
- Psalms 21:8 Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- 1 Samuel 13:19 And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
- Psalms 127:1 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.