Parallel Verses
NET Bible
for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.
New American Standard Bible
For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.
King James Version
For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
Holman Bible
Since You, my God, have revealed to
International Standard Version
"Because of you, my God, I have been bold to pray to you, as you have told your servant that you will build him a dynasty.
A Conservative Version
For thou, O my God, have revealed to thy servant that thou will build him a house. Therefore thy servant has found [in his heart] to pray before thee.
American Standard Version
For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.
Amplified
For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house (descendants); therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.
Bible in Basic English
For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.
Darby Translation
For thou, my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.
Julia Smith Translation
For thou, my God, didst uncover the ear of thy servant to build for him a house: for this thy servant found to pray before thee.
King James 2000
For you, O my God, have told your servant that you will build him a house: therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray before you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For you, my God, {have informed} your servant [that] you will build a house for him. Therefore, your servant has found [courage] to pray before you.
Modern King James verseion
For You, O my God, have told Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found in his heart to pray before You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thou Lord hast told thy servant, that thou wilt build him a house. And therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
New Heart English Bible
For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.
The Emphasized Bible
For, thou, O my God, hast unveiled the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build for him a house, - for this cause, hath thy servant found it in his heart to pray before thee.
Webster
For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
World English Bible
For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.
Youngs Literal Translation
for Thou, O my God, Thou hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant -- to build to him a house, therefore hath Thy servant found to pray before Thee.
Interlinear
'elohiym
Galah
`ebed
Banah
Bayith
`ebed
Matsa'
Palal
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 17:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Prayer
24 so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame, as people say, 'The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel.' David's dynasty will be established before you, 25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. 26 Now, O Lord, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:15
Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel:
Psalm 10:17
Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
Ezekiel 36:37
"This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: I will multiply their people like sheep.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.