Parallel Bible results for "1 chronicles 16:1-19"

1 Chronicles 16:1-19

KJV

NIV

1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
1 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
3 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.
4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to extol, thank, and praise the LORD, the God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
5 Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
7 That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the LORD in this manner:
8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
8 Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
9 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
11 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
12 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
13 you his servants, the descendants of Israel, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
14 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
14 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
15 He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
16 the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”
19 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
19 When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture quoted by permission.  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.  NIV®.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica.  All rights reserved worldwide.