1 Chronicles 17:25 — Compare Translations

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For You, O my God, have told Your servant that You will build for him a house (a blessed posterity); therefore Your servant has found courage and confidence to pray before You.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For You, O my God, have told Your servant that You will build for him a house (a blessed posterity); therefore Your servant has found courage and confidence to pray before You.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Since you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house, your servant has found courage to pray in your presence.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For thou, 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.

English EASY 2024

My God, you have made this promise to me, your servant. You have said that I will always have descendants who will rule. That is the house that you will build for me. Because you have said that, I was not afraid to pray to you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"My God, you spoke to me, your servant. You made it clear that you would make my family a family of kings. That is why I am being so bold—that is why I am asking you to do these things.

For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I have the courage to pray this prayer to you, my God, because you have revealed all this to me, your servant, and have told me that you will make my descendants kings.

English God's Word - GW 1995

You, my God, have revealed especially to me that you will build me a house. That is why I have found {the courage} to pray to you.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Since You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house, Your servant has found [courage] to pray in Your presence.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

For You, O my God, have revealed in the hearing of Your slave that You will build for him a house; therefore Your slave has found courage to pray before You.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"Because you, O my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house, your servant has made bold to pray before you.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"My God, you have shown me that you will build me a royal house. So I can pray to you boldly.

English NIV

"You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you.

English NKJ 1982

For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You.

English NLT

"O my God, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer because you have revealed that you will build a house for me--an eternal dynasty!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him; therefore your servant has found it possible to pray before you.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For thou, my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build a house for him; therefore thy servant has found courage to pray before thee.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Now I have the courage to pray to you, for you have revealed this to me.

English Tyndale 1537

For thou Lord(God) hast told thy servant, that thou wilt build him an house. And therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.