1 Chronicles 17:11

11 For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

1 Chronicles 17:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 17:11

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1).

1 Chronicles 17:11 In-Context

9 And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won’t oppress them as they’ve done in the past,

10 starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, I declare that the LORD will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!

11 For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

12 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever.

13 I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you.