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1 Chronicles 16:14–19

14 He is the Lord our God;

His hjudgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember His covenant forever,

The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,

16 The icovenant which He made with Abraham,

And His oath to Isaac,

17 And jconfirmed it to kJacob for a statute,

To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

As the allotment of your inheritance,”

19 When you were lfew in number,

Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

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1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 He is the Lord our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

15 He remembers his covenant forever,

the promise he made, for a thousand generations,

16 the covenant he made with Abraham,

the oath he swore to Isaac.

17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as the portion you will inherit.”

19 When they were but few in number,

few indeed, and strangers in it,

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 He is the Lord our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

16 the covenant that he made with Abraham,

his sworn promise to Isaac,

17 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,

as your portion for an inheritance.”

19 When you were few in number,

of little account, and sojourners in it,

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 He is the Lord our God;

His judgments are in all the earth.

15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant;

The word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham,

And of his oath unto Isaac;

17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law,

And to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,

The lot of your inheritance;

19 When ye were but few,

Even a few, and strangers in it.

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 He is the Lord our God.

His justice is seen throughout the land.

15 Remember his covenant forever—

the commitment he made to a thousand generations.

16 This is the covenant he made with Abraham

and the oath he swore to Isaac.

17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:

18 “I will give you the land of Canaan

as your special possession.”

19 He said this when you were few in number,

a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 He is the Lord our God.

His laws are for all the world.

15 He will keep his agreement forever;

he will keep his promises always.

16 He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham

and the promise he made to Isaac.

17 He made it a law for the people of Jacob;

he made it an agreement with Israel to last forever.

18 He said, “I will give the land of Canaan to you,

to belong to you.”

19 Then God’s people were few in number,

and they were strangers in the land.

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 He is Jehovah our God;

His judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember his covenant for ever,

The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

16 The covenant which he made with Abraham,

And his oath unto Isaac,

17 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute,

To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,

The lot of your inheritance;

19 When ye were but a few men in number,

Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 He, Jehovah, is our God; His judgments are in all the earth. 15 Be ye ever mindful of his covenant, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations, — 16 Which he made with Abraham, And of his oath unto Isaac; 17 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant, 18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance; 19 When ye were a few men in number, Of small account, and strangers in it.

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 “He is the Lord our God. 

His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth. 

15 Remember his promiseforever, 

the word that he commanded for a thousand generations, 

16 the promise that he made to Abraham, 

and his sworn promise to Isaac. 

17 He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, 

as an everlasting promise to Israel, 

18 by saying, ‘I will give you Canaan. 

It is your share of the inheritance.’ 

19 “While they were few in number, 

a small group of foreigners living in that land, 

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 He is the Lord our God;

His judgments govern the whole earth.

15 Remember His covenant forever—

the promise He ordained for a thousand generations,

16 the covenant He made with Abraham,

swore to Isaac,

17 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree,

and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

18 “I will give the land of Canaan to you

as your inherited portion.”

19 When they were few in number,

very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 He is the Lord our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

16 the covenant that he made with Abraham,

his sworn promise to Isaac,

17 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as your portion for an inheritance.”

19 When they were few in number,

of little account, and strangers in the land,

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 He is Yahweh our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember his covenant forever,

the word he commanded for a thousand generations,

16 that he made with Abraham,

his sworn oath to Isaac.

17 And he confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,

an everlasting covenant to Israel,

18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,

the portion of your inheritance.”

19 When you were few in number, very few,

and sojourners in it,

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 He is the Lord our God.

He judges the whole earth.

15 He will keep his covenant forever.

He will keep his promise for all time to come.

16 He will keep the covenant he made with Abraham.

He will keep the oath he took when he made his promise to Isaac.

17 He made it stand as a law for Jacob.

He made it stand as a covenant for Israel. It will last forever.

18 He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan.

It will belong to you.”

19 At first there weren’t very many of God’s people.

There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.

1 Chronicles 16:14–19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 He is the Lord our God;

His judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember His covenant forever,

The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

16 The covenant which He made with Abraham,

And His oath to Isaac.

17 He also confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,

To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,

As the portion of your inheritance.”

19 When they were only a few in number,

Very few, and strangers in it,


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