1 Chronicles 16:17

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

1 Chronicles 16:17 in Other Translations

17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

17 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:

17 He posted it in big block letters to Jacob, this eternal covenant with Israel:

17 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

17 He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an everlasting promise to Israel,

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

17 He made it stand as a law for Jacob. He made it stand as a covenant for Israel. It will last forever.

1 Chronicles 16:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 16:17

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 16:7)

1 Chronicles 16:17 In-Context

15 He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,

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,

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 35:9-12