1 Chronicles 17:8

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 17:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.
1 Chronicles 17:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I have been: Ch1 17:2; Gen 28:15; Sa1 18:14, Sa1 18:28; Sa2 7:9, Sa2 8:6, Sa2 8:8, Sa2 8:14; Psa 46:7, Psa 46:11 have cut off: Sa1 26:10, Sa1 31:1-6; Sa2 22:1, Sa2 22:38-41; Psa 18:1 \*title made thee: Ch1 17:17; Sa2 8:13; Ezr 4:20; Psa 71:21, Psa 75:7, Psa 113:7, Psa 113:8; Luk 1:52 1 Chronicles 17:9”
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