1 Chronicles 17:24
“Let your name be established and magnified forever, saying, 'Yahweh of Armies is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel. The house of David your servant is established before you.'”
— 1 Chronicles 17:24
About this verse
1 Chronicles 17:24 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the Kingdom (~1000 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God's glory, divine sovereignty. Notable phrases: let your name be magnified; Yahweh of Armies. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
David
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
prayer
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