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And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations wonât oppress them as theyâve done in the past,
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1 Chronicles 17:9 In-Context
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âNow go and say to my servant David, âThis is what the LORD of Heavenâs Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel.
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I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!
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And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations wonât oppress them as theyâve done in the past,
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starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies. ââFurthermore, I declare that the LORD will build a house for youâa dynasty of kings!
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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.