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1 Chronicles 16:21
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1 Chronicles 16:21
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He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
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1 Chronicles 16:21 in Other Translations
KJV
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He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
ESV
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he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
NLT
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Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:
MSG
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But he didn't let anyone push them around, he stood up for them against bully-kings:
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He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
1 Chronicles 16:21 Meaning and Commentary
1 Chronicles 16:21
(
See Gill on
1 Chronicles 16:7
)
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
1 Chronicles 16:21 In-Context
19
When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
20
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
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He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
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“Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”
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Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.
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Genesis 12:17
; S
Genesis 20:3
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Exodus 7:15-18
;
Psalms 9:5
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