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Read Full Chapter (1 Chronicles 17) 1 Chronicles 17:16-17 KJV
"And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God."
1 Chronicles Chapter 17, Verse 16-17
1 Chronicles 17:16-17 in Context (Verses 13–20 KJV)
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I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
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But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
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According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
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¶ And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
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And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
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What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
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O LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.*
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O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.