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1 Chronicles 16:13

Israel

11 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

12 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

14 He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

15 Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
KJV
O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
WEB
you offspring of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
ASV
O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
DARBY
Ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
BLB
O seed of Israel His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
ÅB
dere, hans tjener Israels avkom, Jakobs barn, hans utvalgte!
OTB
Dere etterkommere av Israel, Hans tjener,
Jakobs barn, Hans utvalgte!
B1930
I, hans tjener Israels avkom, Jakobs barn, hans utvalgte!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 135:4

    For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.

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  • Exodus 19:5–6

    Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

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  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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  • Genesis 35:10–12

    And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.

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  • Genesis 28:13–14

    And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.

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  • Genesis 17:7

    I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:6

    For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.

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