New English Translation
1 Chronicles 16:10
10Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
1 Chronicles 16:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
Context of 1 Chronicles 16:10
8Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations! 9Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds! Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! 11Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually! 12Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 16:10 word by word
הִֽתְהַֽלְלוּ֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם קָדְשׁ֔וֹ יִשְׂמַ֕ח לֵ֖ב מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:10
- Psalms 34:2I will boast in the Lord; let the oppressed hear and rejoice!
- Isaiah 45:25All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord and will boast in him.
- Jeremiah 9:23The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
- Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
- Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the Lord, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.
- Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
- Jeremiah 29:13When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,
- Matthew 7:7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10That seek the Lord - "That seek the Word of the Lord." - T.Read the comment
- 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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