1 Chronicles 16:18
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
In Context
17And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
19When they were but a small number: very few and sojourners in it.
Cross References
Genesis 13:15All the land which thou seest, I will give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 28:13And the Lord leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land, wherein thou sleepest, I will give to thee and to thy seed.
Numbers 26:53To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.
Micah 2:5Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the cord of a lot in the assembly of the Lord.
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 →