Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 17:16
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King David enters a space and sits before the LORD immediately after Nathan delivers a divine revelation regarding David's house and dynasty.
The words — The Hebrew term מִי־ (mi-) translates literally as "who?" and anchors David's rhetorical question about his identity and lineage in light of God's actions.
The thread — This moment parallels the prayer recorded in 2 Samuel 7:18 and echoes the humility found in Genesis 32:10 and Ephesians 3:8.
Why it lands — The text records David asking who he is and what his house is, given God's prior actions, before asking the reader to confront whether they recognize divine initiative in their own advancement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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?
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 7:18 Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
- Genesis 32:10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
- Ephesians 3:8 Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Psalms 144:3 O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- 1 Samuel 9:21 Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
- Genesis 48:15 Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Judges 6:15 “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
- 2 Kings 19:14 So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
- Acts 26:22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: