1 Chronicles 17:16

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Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

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  • Gen 32:10 : 10 I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.
  • 2 Sam 7:18 : 18 Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
  • 2 Kgs 19:14 : 14 And Hezekiah took the letter from the hands of those who had come with it; and after reading it, Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, opening the letter there before the Lord.
  • Ps 144:3 : 3 Lord, what is man, that you keep him in mind? or the son of man that you take him into account?
  • Acts 26:22 : 22 And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;
  • 2 Cor 1:10 : 10 Who gave us salvation from so great a death: on whom we have put our hope that he will still go on to give us salvation;
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Gen 48:15-16 : 15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day, 16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.
  • Judg 6:15 : 15 And he said to him, O Lord, how may I be the saviour of Israel? See, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
  • 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.
  • 1 Sam 9:21 : 21 And Saul said, Am I not a man of Benjamin, the smallest of all the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of the families of Benjamin? why then do you say these words to me?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Sam 7:17-21
    5 verses
    96%

    17So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

    18Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

    19And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!

    20What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God.

    21Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.

  • 1 Chr 17:17-19
    3 verses
    84%

    17And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.

    18What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant.

    19O Lord, because of your servant, and from your heart, you have done all these great things and let them be seen.

  • 1 Chr 17:1
    81%

    1Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.

  • 1 Chr 17:15
    80%

    15So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

  • 1 Chr 17:3-7
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    78%

    3But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

    4Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:

    5For from the day when I took Israel up, till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from tent to tent, and from living-place to living-place.

    6In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar?

    7So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    77%

    5Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

  • 1 Chr 17:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25For 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.

    26And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have said you will give this good thing to your servant:

  • 2 Sam 7:25-27
    3 verses
    76%

    25And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

    26And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!

    27For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    76%

    1Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
    76%

    2Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.

  • 1 Chr 22:7
    76%

    7And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.

  • 2 Chr 6:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, make your word come true which you said to your servant David.

    18But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:

  • 2 Sam 24:17
    75%

    17And when David saw the angel who was causing the destruction of the people, he said to the Lord, Truly, the sin is mine; I have done wrong: but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand be against me and against my family.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?

    28Then King David in answer said, Send for Bath-sheba to come to me. And she came in and took her place before the king.

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    75%

    7And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;

  • 1 Kgs 8:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father.

    27But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    75%

    4And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

  • 2 Sam 7:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

    2The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is housed inside the curtains of a tent.

  • 1 Kgs 8:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    18But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

  • 1 Kgs 8:15
    74%

    15And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to David my father, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

  • 1 Chr 21:17
    74%

    17And David said to God, Was it not I who gave the order for the people to be numbered? It is I who have done the sin and the great wrong; but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand, O Lord God, be lifted up against me and against my family, but not against your people to send disease on them.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
    74%

    32And King David said, Send for Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

  • 1 Chr 17:23
    74%

    23And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    8But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

  • 1 Sam 18:18
    74%

    18And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
    74%

    24And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

  • 1 Chr 29:10
    73%

    10So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever.

  • 1 Chr 29:20
    73%

    20And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.

  • 1 Kgs 3:7
    73%

    7And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in.

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    73%

    12And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    73%

    10And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.