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1 Chronicles 11:9

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So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
1 Chronicles 11:9 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.
  • BSB And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
  • NKJV So David went on and became great, and the Lord of hosts was with him.
  • NASB And David became greater and greater, for the Lord of armies was with him.
  • NLT And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was with him.

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Quick answer

David grew greater and greater because Yahweh of Armies was with him. His success flowed from God's presence, not his own strength.

Overview

The Chronicler gives the reason for David's rising power: the LORD of hosts (Armies) was with him. This refrain credits God, not military skill or ambition, for David's flourishing. It echoes the assurance given to all God's servants that true greatness and lasting fruit come from divine presence, supremely realized in Christ, with whom the Father was always pleased.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 12

  • 2 Sam 3:1Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
  • Isa 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Isa 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Rom 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
  • 2 Sam 5:10And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
  • Esth 9:4For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
  • 1 Chr 9:20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
  • Ps 46:7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Isa 8:9–10Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
  • Ps 46:11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
  • Isa 9:7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

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Christ at the center

The genealogies and the everlasting covenant with David trace the single thread of promise running through the generations straight to the Christ in whom the line reaches its goal.

How 1 Chronicles 11:9 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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So Davidדָּוִדwaxedיָלַךְgreaterהָלַךְand greaterגָּדוֹלfor the LORDיְהֹוָהof hostsצָבָא
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