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2 Chronicles 1:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

2 Chronicles 1:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 1:9

Theological / Devotional

Thy promise. That is, the promise that David’s house and that of Solomon should be established forever (1 Chron. 17:23–27; 28:7).

Like the dust. Compare the parallel statement, “a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude” (1 Kings 3:8).

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