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Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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THE MESSAGE

1 Chronicles 16:15

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Decision;   Isaac;   Jacob;   Music;   Obedience;   Praise;   Psalms;   Word of God;   The Topic Concordance - Covenant;   Obedience;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Covenant, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Zerubbabel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Remember;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Remember his covenant forever—the promise he ordained for a thousand generations,
Hebrew Names Version
Remember his covenant forever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
King James Version
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
English Standard Version
Remember his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
New Century Version
He will keep his agreement forever; he will keep his promises always.
New English Translation
Remember continually his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations—
Amplified Bible
Be mindful of His covenant forever, The promise which He commanded and established to a thousand generations,
New American Standard Bible
Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
World English Bible
Remember his covenant forever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Remember his couenant for euer, and the worde, which hee commaunded to a thousand generations:
Legacy Standard Bible
Remember His covenant forever,The word which He commanded for a thousand generations,
Berean Standard Bible
Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations-
Contemporary English Version
We must never forget his agreement and his promises, not in thousands of years.
Complete Jewish Bible
Remember his covenant forever, the word he commanded to a thousand generations,
Darby Translation
Be ye ever mindful of his covenant, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,—
Easy-to-Read Version
Remember his agreement forever, the promise he gave that will never end.
George Lamsa Translation
Be mindful of his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Good News Translation
Never forget God's covenant, which he made to last forever,
Lexham English Bible
Remember his covenant forever, the word he commanded for a thousand generations,
Literal Translation
Remember His covenant forever, the Word He gave to a thousand generations,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Be myndefull euer of his couenaut what he hath commaunded in to a thousande generacions.
American Standard Version
Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Bible in Basic English
He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He hath ben mindfull alwayes of his couenaunt (for he promysed a word to a thousande generations:)
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Remember His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;
King James Version (1611)
Be ye mindfull alwayes of his Couenant: the worde which hee commanded to a thousand generations:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Let us remember his covenant for ever, his word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
English Revised Version
Remember his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Haue ye mynde with outen ende of his couenaunt; of the word whiche he couenauntide `in to a thousynde generaciouns.
Update Bible Version
Remember his covenant forever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Webster's Bible Translation
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations;
New King James Version
Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
New Living Translation
Remember his covenant forever— the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
New Life Bible
Remember His agreement forever, the Word which He gave to families and a thousand of their family groups to come.
New Revised Standard
Remember his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Remember yea to times age-abiding, his covenant, the word he hath commanded, to a thousand generations;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Remember for ever his covenant: the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Revised Standard Version
He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
Young's Literal Translation
Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded -- To a thousand generations,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

Contextual Overview

7 That was the day that David inaugurated regular worship of praise to God , led by Asaph and his company. 8Thank God ! Call out his Name! Tell the whole world who he is and what he's done! Sing to him! Play songs for him! Broadcast all his wonders! Revel in his holy Name, God -seekers, be jubilant! Study God and his strength, seek his presence day and night; Remember all the wonders he performed, the miracles and judgments that came out of his mouth. Seed of Israel his servant! Children of Jacob, his first choice! He is God , our God; wherever you go you come on his judgments and decisions. He keeps his commitments across thousands of generations, the covenant he commanded, The same one he made with Abraham, the very one he swore to Isaac; He posted it in big block letters to Jacob, this eternal covenant with Israel: "I give you the land of Canaan, this is your inheritance; Even though you're not much to look at, a few straggling strangers." 20They wandered from country to country, camped out in one kingdom after another; But he didn't let anyone push them around, he stood up for them against bully-kings: "Don't you dare touch my anointed ones, don't lay a hand on my prophets." 23Sing to God , everyone and everything! Get out his salvation news every day! Publish his glory among the godless nations, his wonders to all races and religions. And why? Because God is great—well worth praising! No god or goddess comes close in honor. All the popular gods are stuff and nonsense, but God made the cosmos! Splendor and majesty flow out of him, strength and joy fill his place. 28Shout Bravo! to God , families of the peoples, in awe of the Glory, in awe of the Strength: Bravo! Shout Bravo! to his famous Name, lift high an offering and enter his presence! Stand resplendent in his robes of holiness! 30God is serious business, take him seriously; he's put the earth in place and it's not moving. So let Heaven rejoice, let Earth be jubilant, and pass the word among the nations, " God reigns!" Let Ocean, all teeming with life, bellow, let Field and all its creatures shake the rafters; Then the trees in the forest will add their applause to all who are pleased and present before God —he's on his way to set things right! 34Give thanks to God —he is good and his love never quits. Say, "Save us, Savior God, round us up and get us out of these godless places, So we can give thanks to your holy Name, and bask in your life of praise." Blessed be God , the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then everybody said, "Yes! Amen!" and "Praise God !"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ye mindful: Psalms 25:10, Psalms 44:17, Psalms 105:8, Malachi 4:4

a thousand: Deuteronomy 7:9

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:23 - lest ye forget Psalms 111:9 - he hath

Cross-References

Genesis 16:9
The angel of God said, "Go back to your mistress. Put up with her abuse." He continued, "I'm going to give you a big family, children past counting. From this pregnancy, you'll get a son: Name him Ishmael; for God heard you, God answered you. He'll be a bucking bronco of a man, a real fighter, fighting and being fought, Always stirring up trouble, always at odds with his family."
Genesis 17:18
Recovering, Abraham said to God, "Oh, keep Ishmael alive and well before you!"
Genesis 17:20
"And Ishmael? Yes, I heard your prayer for him. I'll also bless him; I'll make sure he has plenty of children—a huge family. He'll father twelve princes; I'll make him a great nation. But I'll establish my covenant with Isaac whom Sarah will give you about this time next year."
Genesis 25:12
This is the family tree of Ishmael son of Abraham, the son that Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a service out of which grew the more elaborate service of the temple. The language of much of the passage is remarkably archaic, and there can be no reasonable doubt that it is in the main an extract from a record of the time of David.

1 Chronicles 16:5

The occurrence of the name “Jeiel” twice in this list is considered suspicious. Hence, the first “Jeiel” is thought to be a corrupt reading for “Aziel” 1 Chronicles 15:20, or “Jaaziel” 1 Chronicles 15:18.

1 Chronicles 16:8

The Psalm here put before us by the Chronicler, as sung liturgically by Asaph and his brethren on the day of the ark’s entrance into Jerusalem, accords closely with the passages in the present Book of Psalms noted in the marg reff.

It is, apparently, a thanksgiving service composed for the occasion out of Psalms previously existing.

1 Chronicles 16:39

This is the first mention that we have of Gibeon as the place at which the tabernacle of the congregation now rested. Previously it had been at Nob 1 Samuel 21:1-6, from where it was removed probably at the time of the slaughter of the priests by Doeg 1 Samuel 22:18-19. It is uncertain whether Gibeon was regarded as a “high place” before the transfer to it of the tabernacle: hut thenceforth, until the completion of Solomon’s Temple, it was the “great high place” 1 Kings 3:4 - a second center of the national worship which for above 50 years was divided between Gibeon and Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 16:40

Upon the altar of the burnt offering - The original altar of burnt-offering Exodus 27:1-8 continued at Gibeon with the tabernacle 2 Chronicles 1:3, 2 Chronicles 1:5. David must have erected a new altar for sacrifice at Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 16:1. The sacrifices commanded by the Law were, it appears, offered at the former place; at the latter were offered voluntary additional sacrifices.

1 Chronicles 16:41

The rest ... - Rather, “the rest of the chosen ones, who were mentioned by name.” The “chosen ones” were “mentioned by name” in 1 Chronicles 15:17-24. A portion of them, namely, those named in 1 Chronicles 16:5-6, conducted the service in Jerusalem; the remainder were employed in the worship at Gibeon.


 
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