Genesis 17:6 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁶And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 17:6 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 17:4
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Matthew 1:6-17
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; …
Genesis 35:11
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 4-6)

The promise here is introduced with solemnity: “ As for me,” says the great God, “behold, behold and admire it, behold and be assured of it, my covenant is with thee;” as before (Gen. 17:2), I will make my covenant. Note, The covenant of grace is a covenant of God’s own making; this he glories in (as for me), and so may we. Now here, I. It is promised to Abraham that he should be a father of many…