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1 Chronicles 16:21–22

21  he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rrebuked kings on their account,

22  saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,

do my sprophets no harm!”

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1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 He allowed no one to oppress them;

for their sake he rebuked kings:

22 “Do not touch my anointed ones;

do my prophets no harm.”

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 He suffered no man to do them wrong:

Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed,

And do my prophets no harm.

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.

He warned kings on their behalf:

22 “Do not touch my chosen people,

and do not hurt my prophets.”

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;

Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

22 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,

And do My prophets no harm.”

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 But he did not let anyone hurt them;

he warned kings not to harm them.

22 He said, “Don’t touch my chosen people,

and don’t harm my prophets.”

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 He suffered no man to do them wrong;

Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,

And do my prophets no harm.

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved kings for their sakes, 22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. 

He warned kings about them: 

22 ‘Do not touch my anointed ones 

or harm my prophets.’ 

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 He allowed no one to oppress them;

He rebuked kings on their behalf:

22 “Do not touch My anointed ones

or harm My prophets.”

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their account,

22 saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones;

do my prophets no harm.”

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 he did not allow anyone to oppress them,

and he rebuked kings on their account,

22 saying, “You must not touch my anointed

nor do harm to my prophets!”

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 But God didn’t allow anyone to beat them down.

To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.

22 He said to them, “Do not touch my anointed ones.

Do not harm my prophets.”

1 Chronicles 16:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 He permitted no man to oppress them,

And He reproved kings for their sakes, saying,

22 “Do not touch My anointed ones,

And do My prophets no harm.”


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