2 Chronicles 1:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.”
2 Chronicles 1:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 1:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Chronicles 1:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Chronicles 1:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now, Yahweh God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.”
2 Chronicles 1:9 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 1:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now, O Jehovah God, let thy promise unto David my father be established; for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.”
2 Chronicles 1:9 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 1:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth;”
2 Chronicles 1:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 1:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Now, Jehovah Elohim, let thy word unto David my father be firm; for thou hast made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.”
2 Chronicles 1:9 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 1:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe therefore, O Lord God, let thy promise vnto Dauid my father be true: for thou hast made mee King ouer a great people, like to the dust of the earth.”
2 Chronicles 1:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 1:9 in Context — 2 Chronicles 1
7 Pendant la nuit, Dieu apparut à Salomon et lui dit: Demande ce que tu veux que je te donne.
8 Salomon répondit à Dieu: Tu as traité David, mon père, avec une grande bienveillance, et tu m’as fait régner à sa place.
9 Maintenant, Éternel Dieu, que ta promesse à David, mon père, s’accomplisse, puisque tu m’as fait régner sur un peuple nombreux comme la poussière de la terre!
10 Accorde-moi donc de la sagesse et de l’intelligence, afin que je sache me conduire à la tête de ce peuple! Car qui pourrait juger ton peuple, ce peuple si grand?
11 Dieu dit à Salomon: Puisque c’est là ce qui est dans ton cœur, puisque tu ne demandes ni des richesses, ni des biens, ni de la gloire, ni la mort de tes ennemis, ni même une longue vie, et que tu demandes pour toi de la sagesse et de l’intelligence afin de juger mon peuple sur lequel je t’ai fait régner,
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What Does 2 Chronicles 1:9 Mean?
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