Text: 1 Chronicles 17:16-27
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 7:18-29
Subject: Davidic covenant and David's prayer (* see Davidic covenant, Judah-king, and place networks)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: These are parallel accounts of David's prayer of thanksgiving after receiving the Davidic covenant promise. Both texts share the refrain of astonished humility—"Who am I?"—and the petition "now be pleased to bless the house of Your servant" (barakh et beit avdekha). The Chronicler follows 2 Samuel 7:18-29 closely, preserving the theological structure of praise, bewildered gratitude, and petition. Minor differences in wording suggest the Chronicler adapts the prayer for his post-exilic audience while maintaining its covenantal core.
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Text: 2 Samuel 7:18-29
OT Text Referred to: 1 Chronicles 17:16-27
Subject: Covenant promises and faithfulness
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of David's prayer responding to the Davidic covenant oracle. Both open identically: "Who am I, O Lord GOD?" (מִי אֲנִי, mi ani) and conclude with "be pleased to bless the house of your servant." The most significant textual difference occurs where 2 Samuel 7:19 reads "this is the law for humanity" (תוֹרַת הָאָדָם, torat ha'adam) — one of the most debated phrases in the Hebrew Bible — while 1 Chronicles 17:17 renders "you have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree." The Chronicler appears to interpret the difficult Samuel text, suggesting that even ancient readers found תוֹרַת הָאָדָם obscure. Both prayers affirm God's uniqueness: "There is none like You, and there is no God but You."
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Text: 2 Samuel 7:18
OT Text Referred to: 1 Chronicles 17:16
Subject: Davidic covenant and David's prayer
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both 2 Samuel 7:18 and 1 Chronicles 17:16 record the opening of David's prayer with nearly identical words: "Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?" (מִי אֲנִי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וּמִי בֵיתִי, mi ani Adonai YHWH umi veiti). The parallel versions of this prayer are among the closest textual correspondences between Samuel and Chronicles. David's self-abasement before God's extravagant promise models the proper response to covenant grace: not presumption but astonished humility. The phrase "what is my house" (מִי בֵיתִי) is particularly poignant given the chapter's wordplay on בַּיִת — David, the former shepherd boy, stands amazed that God would establish his "house" as an eternal dynasty.