1 Chronicles 17:22

22 And thou hast made thy people Israel to be thy own people for ever, and thou, O Lord, art become their God.

1 Chronicles 17:22 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 17:22

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1).

1 Chronicles 17:22 In-Context

20 O Lord there is none like thee: and here is no other God beside thee, of all whom we have heard of with our ears.
21 For what other nation is there upon earth like thy people Israel, whom God went to deliver, and make a people for himself, and by his greatness and terrors cast out nations before their face whom he had delivered out of Egypt?
22 And thou hast made thy people Israel to be thy own people for ever, and thou, O Lord, art become their God.
23 Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.
24 And let thy name remain and be magnified for ever: and let it be said: The Lord of hosts is God of Israel, and the house of David his servant remaineth before him.
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