6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

Other Translations of Genesis 17:6

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.

The Message

6 I'll make you a father of fathers - I'll make nations from you, kings will issue from you.

New King James Version

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

New Living Translation

6 I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 17:6

Commentary on Genesis 17:1-6

(Read Genesis 17:1-6)

The covenant was to be accomplished in due time. The promised Seed was Christ, and Christians in him. And all who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abram, being partakers of the same covenant blessings. In token of this covenant his name was changed from Abram, "a high father," to Abraham, "the father of a multitude." All that the Christian world enjoys, it is indebted for to Abraham and his Seed.