1 Chronicles 17:24 Meaning and Explanation
“Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →David asks that the promise be fulfilled so that God's own name may be magnified forever as the God of Israel.
What Does 1 Chronicles 17:24 Mean?
David's deepest motive surfaces. He asks that the promise be established so that God's name may be magnified for ever, that all may say the LORD of hosts is the God of Israel. Only then does he add, almost as an echo, the request for his own house to be established. David wants the dynasty chiefly because it will glorify God's faithfulness before the world.
This is the order every prayer should follow: God's glory first, our blessing second. David seeks the establishing of his house not for his family's fame but for the magnifying of God's name. When our requests are aimed at the honor of God, even our personal hopes become acts of worship. The truest desire of a redeemed heart is that the LORD's name be made great, and that desire God is ever ready to fulfill.
1 Chronicles 17:24 in the Original Language
gadal (גָּדַל), 'magnified' -- to be made great, exalted, and lifted high; here the longing that God's name be honored above all.
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What does 1 Chronicles 17:24 mean?
David asks that the promise be fulfilled so that God's own name may be magnified forever as the God of Israel.