1 Chronicles 16:17
And he appointed the same to Jacob as a precept, and to Israel as an everlasting pact,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
In Context
16the covenant that he formed with Abraham, and his oath with Isaac.
18saying: ‘To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.’
Cross References
Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and with your offspring after you in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
Exodus 3:17And I have spoken in order to lead you out of the affliction of Egypt, into the land of the Canaanite, and Hittite, and Amorite, and Perizzite, and Hivite, and Jebusite, into a land flowing with milk and honey.’
2 Samuel 23:5But my house is not so great with God that he should undertake an eternal covenant with me, firm and fortified in all things. For he is the entirety of my salvation and the entirety of my will. And there is nothing of this which will not spring forth.
Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and draw near to me. Listen, and your soul will live. And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, by the faithful mercies of David.
Hebrews 13:20Then may the God of peace, who led back from the dead that great Pastor of sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, with the blood of the eternal testament,
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 →