1 Chronicles 16:19
when ye were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
In Context
18saying, To thee I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,
20and they went about from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:7LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people, for ye were the fewest of all peoples,
Hebrews 11:13All these died in faith, not having taken the promises, but who saw and greeted them from afar, and who confessed that they were foreigners and sojourners on the earth.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 16:8-37
David's Psalm of Praise. ( b. c. 1045.) 7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 Give thanks unto the Lord , call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. 9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. 10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord . 11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his… Read the whole commentary →