God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 16:20
20they wandered from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
1 Chronicles 16:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
- New International Version (NIV)they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
- English Standard Version (ESV)wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When they went from one nation to another, And from one kingdom to another people,
Context of 1 Chronicles 16:20
18by saying, ‘I will give you Canaan. It is your share of the inheritance.’ 19“While they were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land, they wandered from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another. 21He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them: 22‘Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets.’
Read all of 1 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 16:20 word by word
וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ מִגּ֣וֹי אֶל־גּ֔וֹי וּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖ה אֶל־עַ֥ם אַחֵֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:20
- Genesis 12:10There was a famine in the land. Abram went to Egypt to stay awhile because the famine was severe.
- Genesis 20:1Abraham moved to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar,
- Genesis 46:3“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make you a great nation there.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16:20
- 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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