1 Chronicles 16:21
He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved—for their sakes—kings!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
In Context
20And they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom, to another people:
22Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.
Cross References
Genesis 20:3Then God went in unto Abimelech, in a dream of the night,—and said to him, Behold thee dead! because of the woman whom thou hast taken, seeing that, she, is a married woman.
Genesis 31:29It is in the power of my hand, to deal with thee for harm,—but the God of your father, last night, spake unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not with Jacob, either good or bad.
Exodus 7:15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning—lo! he is coming out to the waters, therefore shalt thou station thyself to meet him on the bank of the river,—and the staff which was turned into a serpent, shalt thou take in thy hand.
Zephaniah 2:10This, shall they have, instead of their pride,—because they reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Yahweh of hosts.
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 →