1 Chronicles 17:9

And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks to David through Nathan, confirming His past presence and military victories while promising permanent national security after David’s temple proposal. (1 Chronicles 17:8-10)

The words — The text employs שַׂמְתִּי (samti, "I will establish") and נְטַעְתִּי (nta'ti, "I will plant") to describe God’s deliberate act of fixing Israel in a secure location.

The thread — The cessation of oppression and establishment in a secure place directly contrasts the ruthless labor described in Exodus 1:13. This pattern of divine protection and final relief from suffering runs through Ezekiel 36:14 and finds its ultimate fulfillment in Revelation 21:4.

Why it lands — The text states God will provide a fixed dwelling and halt the oppression of wicked forces, requiring the reader to acknowledge that national stability depends entirely on covenantal action rather than human effort.

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The Hebrew words

וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve./sam.Tiand/ I will establish מָ֠קוֹםMa.koma place לְעַמִּ֨יle./'a.M/ifor/ people/ my יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsrael וּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙u./ne.ta'.Ti./huand/ I will plant/ it וְשָׁכַ֣ןve./sha.Khanand/ it will dwell תַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.Ta/vin place/ its וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not יִרְגַּ֖זyir.Gazit will be agitated ע֑וֹדodagain וְלֹא־ve./lo'-and/ not יוֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.futhey will repeat בְנֵי־ve.nei-[the] sons of עַוְלָה֙'av.Lahinjustice לְבַלֹּת֔וֹle./va.lo.T/oto/ consume/ it כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka./'a.Sherjust/ as בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba./ri.sho.Nahat the/ former [time]

King James Version

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,

Cross-references

Ezekiel 36:14 therefore you will no longer devour men or deprive your nation of its children, declares the Lord GOD.
Revelation 21:4 ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Exodus 1:13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
Exodus 2:23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
Psalms 44:2 With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
Ezekiel 28:4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
Amos 9:15 I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.
Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
Psalms 92:13 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
Isaiah 49:17 Your builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.