1 Chronicles 11:9 And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD Almighty was with him.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD Almighty was with him.

English Standard Version
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.

New American Standard Bible
David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.

King James Bible
So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David steadily grew more powerful, and the LORD of Hosts was with him.

International Standard Version
David became more and more prestigious because the LORD of the Heavenly Armies was with him.

American Standard Version
And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David went on growing and increasing, and the Lord of hosts was with him.

Darby Bible Translation
And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.

Young's Literal Translation
And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts is with him.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

11:1-9 David was brought to possess the throne of Israel after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever difficulties lie in the way. The way to be truly great, is to be really useful, to devote all our talents to the Lord.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8. Joab repaired the rest of the city—David built a new town to the north of the old one on Mount Zion; but Joab was charged with a commission to restore the part that had been occupied by the ancient Jebus, to repair the breaches made during the siege, to rebuild the houses which had been demolished or burned in the sacking of the town, and to preserve all that had escaped the violence of the soldiery. This work of reconstruction is not noticed elsewhere [Calmet].