1 Chronicles 16:15
13 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.
Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
16 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
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Compare
- BSB
- Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- KJV
- Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
- WEB
- Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
- ASV
- Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
- DARBY
- Be ye ever mindful of his covenant, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
- BLB
- Remember His covenant forever, the word He commanded to a thousand generations—
- ÅB
- Kom evindelig hans pakt i hu, det ord han fastsatte for tusen slekter,
- OTB
- Husk Hans pakt for alltid,
Ordet Han befalte for tusen generasjoner, - B1930
- Kom evindelig hans pakt i hu, det ord han fastsatte for tusen slekter,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 105:8
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
Read in contextDeuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
Read in contextPsalms 25:10
All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
Read in contextMalachi 4:4
“Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.
Read in contextPsalms 44:17
All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
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