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1 Chronicles 16:8
8Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his acts among the peoples.
1 Chronicles 16:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
- New International Version (NIV)Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
Context of 1 Chronicles 16:8
6and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God. 7Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to give thanks to Jehovah through Asaph and his brethren. Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his acts among the peoples. 9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; Meditate upon all his wondrous works. 10Glory in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 16:8 word by word
הוֹד֤וּ לַֽיהוָה֙ קִרְא֣וּ בִשְׁמ֔וֹ הוֹדִ֥יעוּ בָעַמִּ֖ים עֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:8
- 1 Chronicles 16:34Give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; For his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
- Psalms 105:1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.
- Isaiah 12:4And in that day shall ye say, Give ye thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his deeds among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.
- Acts 9:14and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to [those] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:
- 1 Kings 8:43hear thou in the heavens thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; in order that all peoples of the earth may know thy name, [and] that they may fear thee as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
- 2 Kings 19:19And now, Jehovah our God, I beseech thee, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou, Jehovah, art God, thou only.
- Psalms 67:2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy salvation among all nations.
- Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us:
- Psalms 145:5I will speak of the glorious splendour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-42Verses 4-42 This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a service out of which grew the more elaborate service of the temple. The language of much of the passage is remarkably archaic, and there can be no reasonable doubt that it is in the main an extract from a record of the time of David. 1 Chronicles…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-36Verses 7-36 Let God be glorified in our praises. Let others be edified and taught, that strangers to him may be led to adore him. Let us ourselves triumph and trust in God. Those that give glory to God's name are allowed to glory in it. Let the everlasting covenant be the great matter of our joy his people of old, be remembered by us with thankfulness to him. Show forth from day to day his salvation, his promised salvation by Christ. We have reason to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-36David’s song of thanksgiving combines three psalms: First Chronicles 16:8–22 uses Psalm 105:1–15 First Chronicles 16:23–33 uses Psalm 96 First Chronicles 16:34–38 uses Psalm 106:1, 47–48 The composer adjusted the sources for this occasion. The Temple did not exist when the ark was brought to Jerusalem, so the Chronicler says strength and joy fill his dwelling (1 Chronicles 16:27) instead of His sanctuary (Psalm 96:6) and asks the worshiper to come into…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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