God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 16:21
21He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them:
1 Chronicles 16:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
- New International Version (NIV)He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
- English Standard Version (ESV)he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He permitted no man to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
Context of 1 Chronicles 16:21
19“While they were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land, 20they wandered from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another. He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them: 22‘Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets.’ 23“Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Day after day announce that the Lord saves his people.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 16:21 word by word
לֹא־הִנִּ֤יחַ לְאִישׁ֙ לְעָשְׁקָ֔ם וַיּ֥וֹכַח עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מְלָכִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:21
- Genesis 31:24God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.”
- Genesis 12:17However, the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with terrible plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.
- Genesis 20:3God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, “You’re going to die because of the woman that you’ve taken! She’s a married woman!”
- Exodus 7:15In the morning meet Pharaoh when he’s on his way to the Nile. Wait for him on the bank of the river. Take along the staff that turned into a snake.
- Exodus 9:13Then the Lord said to Moses, “Early in the morning, go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go to worship me.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16:21
- 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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