1 Chronicles 16:19
When ye were but few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
In Context
18Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, as the portion of your inheritance;
20And when they wandered from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:7Not because ye are more in number than all the nations, did the Lord desire you and make choice of you; for ye are the fewest of all the nations;
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 →