Lord, you said to me, ‘I will be good to you. I will increase your family and make your children as many as the sands of the sea. There will be too many to count.’”
1 Chronicles 17:23 - Easy To Read Version “Lord, you made this promise to me and my family. Now, keep your promise forever. Do what you said you would! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore now, Lord, let the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever, and do as You have said. American Standard Version (1901) And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken. Common English Bible Now, LORD, confirm forever the promise you have made about your servant and his dynasty. Do as you have promised Catholic Public Domain Version Now therefore, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken to your servant, and over his house, be confirmed in perpetuity, and do just as you have spoken. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever: and do as thou hast said. |
Lord, you said to me, ‘I will be good to you. I will increase your family and make your children as many as the sands of the sea. There will be too many to count.’”
And again, Lord, God of Israel, I ask you to please continue to keep that promise to my father.
You took Israel to be your people forever. And Lord, you became their God!
Keep your promise so people will honor your name forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord All-Powerful is Israel’s God!’ I am your servant! Please let my family be strong and continue to serve you.
“The Lord God of Israel chose the family group of Judah to lead the twelve family groups of Israel. And then from that family group, the Lord chose my father’s family. And from that family, God chose me to be the king of Israel forever! God wanted to make me king of Israel!
Now, Lord God, keep your promise to my father David. You have chosen me to be king of a very large nation. There are so many people—they are like the dust of the earth!
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“I did this to keep the promise that I had made to your ancestors. {\cf2\super [89]} I promised to give them a very fertile land—a land flowing with milk and honey. And you are living in that country today.”
Mary said, “I am the servant girl of the Lord (God). Let this thing you have said happen to me!” Then the angel went away.