1-Chronicles - 17:25



25 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.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Chronicles 17:25.

Differing Translations

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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.
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.
For thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build him a house: and therefore thy servant hath found confidence to pray before thee.
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.
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.
For Thou, O my God, hast revealed to Thy servant that Thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath Thy servant taken heart to pray before Thee.
For you, O Lord my God, have revealed to the ear of your servant that you will build a house for him. And therefore your servant has found faith so that he might pray before you.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Hath found in his heart to pray - The Targum expresses a full sense: "Therefore thy servant hath found an opening of mouth, that he might pray before Thee.

For thou, O my God, hast (r) told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found [in his heart] to pray before thee.
(r) You have declared to me by Nathan the prophet.

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