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1 Chronicles 17:25

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.

KJV

Tu enim, Domine Deus meus, revelasti auriculam servi tui, ut ædificares ei domum : et idcirco invenit servus tuus fiduciam, ut oret coram te.

Vulgate

ὅτι σὺ ἤνοιξας τὸ οὖς τοῦ παιδός σου τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι αὐτῷ οἶκον· διὰ τοῦτο εὗρεν ὁ παῖς σου τοῦ προσεύξασθαι κατὰ πρόσωπόν σου.

LXX

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.

ASV

כִּ֣י אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗/י גָּלִ֨יתָ֙ אֶת אֹ֣זֶן עַבְדְּ/ךָ֔ לִ/בְנ֥וֹת ל֖/וֹ בָּ֑יִת עַל כֵּן֙ מָצָ֣א עַבְדְּ/ךָ֔ לְ/הִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָזְנֵ֣י
'zny
noun · 188×
בְנ֣וֹת
bnvt
verb · 365×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל
htpll
verb · 84×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
תְגַלֵּ֑ה
tglh
verb · 185×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 25:28 — I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all t
  • 2Sam 7:27 — For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.