Reference

1 Chronicles 17:9

Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
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Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

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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.

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Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

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And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.

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And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

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Israel as Distinct
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Israel-Specific Promises
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Israel as Distinct

The "Israel" referred to in this verse is the historical, ethnic nation of Israel, and the promise of a permanent dwelling place and protection from "children of wickedness" can be interpreted as having been fulfilled in their return from exile and establishment in the land, or even more broadly, as a spiritual promise to the faithful within Israel that is ultimately fulfilled in the New Covenant community, the Church, which encompasses both Jew and Gentile. In this view, the distinctness of Isr

Israel-Specific Promises

There is no credible counter-argument to this verse supporting the "Israel-Specific Promises" theme, as the text explicitly names "my people Israel" and promises them a specific place where they will dwell and not be moved.