1 Chronicles 16:19

19 When they were few in number— insignificant, just immigrants—

1 Chronicles 16:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 16:19

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 16:7)

1 Chronicles 16:19 In-Context

17 God set it up as binding law for Jacob, as an eternal covenant for Israel,

18 promising, "I hereby give you the land of Canaan as your allotted inheritance."

19 When they were few in number— insignificant, just immigrants—

20 wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to the next,

21 God didn't let anyone oppress them. God punished kings for their sake:

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX, Vulg; MT when you were