1 Chronicles 16:18
saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance,”
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
In Context
17He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
19when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
Cross References
Genesis 13:15for I will give all the land which you see to you and to your offspring forever.
Genesis 28:13Behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land you lie on to you and to your offspring.
Numbers 26:53“To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
Micah 2:5Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the LORD’s assembly.
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 →