1 Chronicles 17:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Whithersoever thou hast walked. — Same phrase as in 1 Chronicles 17:6, “wheresoever,” i.e., throughout thy whole career.

And have cut off all thine enemies. — This appears to refer not merely to the death of Saul and the overthrow of his house, but also to the successful conclusion of some of the wars recorded in the following Chapter s. (Comp. also 1 Chronicles 14:8-17.)

And have made thee. — Rather, and I will make thee.

The great men. — The sovereigns of Egypt and Babylon, of Tyre, and the Hittite states.

1 Chronicles 17:8

8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.