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1 Chronicles 16:11-21
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Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him.
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Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
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you children of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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He is the LORD our God. His justice is seen throughout the land.
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Remember his covenant forever— the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
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This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.
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He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
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“I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.”
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He said this when you were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
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They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
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Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:
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1 Chronicles 16:11-21 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 16
This chapter relates that David offered sacrifices when the ark was brought into his city, 1Ch 16:1-3 who were the singers he appointed to sing before it continually, 1Ch 16:4-6 and the song he that day composed and delivered to them to sing, 1Ch 16:7-36 and that he appointed not only proper persons to minister before the ark, but also before the tabernacle at Gibeon, 1Ch 16:37-43.
in these three verses is the same with 2Sa 6:17-19, see the notes there. \\See Gill on "2Sa 6:17"\\. \\See Gill on "2Sa 6:18"\\. \\See Gill on "2Sa 6:19"\\. 18780-950101-1710-1Ch16.2
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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