1 Chronicles 16:18

18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”

1 Chronicles 16:18 in Other Translations

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

18 saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, as your portion for an inheritance."

18 “I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.”

18 "I give you the land of Canaan, this is your inheritance;

18 "I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion."

1 Chronicles 16:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 16:18

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 16:7)

1 Chronicles 16:18 In-Context

16 the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.

17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”

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.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 13:14-17