1 Chronicles 16:12-22

12 You descendants of Jacob, God's servant, descendants of Israel, whom God chose, remember the miracles that God performed and the judgments that he gave.

14 The Lord is our God; his commands are for all the world.

15 Never forget God's covenant, which he made to last forever,

16 the covenant he made with Abraham, ¹ the promise he made to Isaac.

17 The Lord made a covenant with Jacob, ² one that will last forever.

18 "I will give you the land of Canaan," he said. "It will be your own possession."

19 God's people were few in number, strangers in the land of Canaan.

20 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to another.

21 But God let no one oppress them; ³ to protect them, he warned the kings:

22 "Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets."

1 Chronicles 16:12-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 16

This chapter relates that David offered sacrifices when the ark was brought into his city, 1Ch 16:1-3 who were the singers he appointed to sing before it continually, 1Ch 16:4-6 and the song he that day composed and delivered to them to sing, 1Ch 16:7-36 and that he appointed not only proper persons to minister before the ark, but also before the tabernacle at Gibeon, 1Ch 16:37-43.

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Cross References

• 1. 16.16 aGenesis 12.7; bGenesis 26.3.
• 2. 16.17, 18Genesis 28.13.
• 3. 16.21, 22Genesis 20.3-7.