2 Chronicles 1:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
Now, LORD God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth.

New Living Translation
O LORD God, please continue to keep your promise to David my father, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth!

English Standard Version
O LORD God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

Berean Study Bible
Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

New American Standard Bible
Now, LORD God, Your promise to my father David is fulfilled, for You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

NASB 1995
"Now, O LORD God, Your promise to my father David is fulfilled, for You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

NASB 1977
“Now, O LORD God, Thy promise to my father David is fulfilled; for Thou hast made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

Amplified Bible
Now, O LORD God, Your promise to my father David is fulfilled, for You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD God, let your promise to my father David now come true. For you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD God, let Your promise to my father David now come true. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

Contemporary English Version
I am supposed to rule these people, but there are as many of them as there are specks of dust on the ground. So keep the promise you made to my father

Good News Translation
O LORD God, fulfill the promise you made to my father. You have made me king over a people who are so many that they cannot be counted,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now, LORD God, you've kept the promise you made to my father David. You've made me king of people who are as numerous as specks of dust on the ground.

International Standard Version
Now, LORD God, your promise to my father David is fulfilled, because you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

NET Bible
Now, LORD God, may your promise to my father David be realized, for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

King James 2000 Bible
Now, O LORD God, let your promise unto David my father be established: for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

New Heart English Bible
Now, LORD God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

World English Bible
Now, Yahweh God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

American King James Version
Now, O LORD God, let your promise to David my father be established: for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

American Standard Version
Now, O Jehovah 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.

A Faithful Version
Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

Darby Bible Translation
Now, Jehovah Elohim, let thy word unto David my father be firm; for thou hast made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.

English Revised Version
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.

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Nowe therefore, O Lorde God, let thy promes vnto Dauid my father be true: for thou hast made mee King ouer a great people, like to the dust of the earth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Now therefore, O Lorde God, let thy promise which thou madest vnto Dauid my father, be true: For thou hast made me king ouer a people which is lyke the dust of the earth in multitude:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Now LORDE God, let yi worde that thou hast promysed vnto my father Dauid, be verified, for thou hast made me kynge ouer a people, which is as many in nobre as the dust vpon the earth.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Now, O YHWH God, Your word with my father David is steadfast, for You have caused me to reign over a people [as] numerous as the dust of the earth;

Young's Literal Translation
Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth;

Smith's Literal Translation
Now, O Jehovah God, shall thy word with David my father be firm: for thou didst cause me to reign over a people a multitude as the dust of the earth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore, O Lord God, let thy word be fulfilled, which thou hast promised to David my father: for thou hast made me king over thy great people, which is as innumerable as the dust of the earth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now therefore, O Lord God, let your word be fulfilled, which you promised to my father David. For you have made me king over your great people, who are as innumerable as the dust of the earth.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Also now, LORD JEHOVAH, my God, let come to pass therefore your words that you have spoken with David my father, because you have made me king over this people, and they have increased as the dust of the Earth.

Lamsa Bible
Now, O LORD my God, let thy promise to David my father be established; for thou hast made me king over this people, like the dust of the earth in multitude.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And now, O Lord God, let, I pray thee, thy name be established upon David my father; for thou hast made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.
















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