Apologetics Bible

1Chronicles 16:1

Hebrew

וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִים וַיַּצִּיגוּ אֹתוֹ בְּתוֹךְ הָאֹהֶל אֲשֶׁר נָֽטָה־לוֹ דָּוִיד וַיַּקְרִיבוּ עֹלוֹת וּשְׁלָמִים לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

vayaviy'v-'et-'arvon-ha'elohiym-vayatziygv-'otvo-vetvokhe-ha'ohel-'asher-natah-lvo-daviyd-vayaqeriyvv-'olvot-vshelamiym-lifeney-ha'elohiym

KJV: So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

AKJV: So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

ASV: And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

YLT: And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:2

Hebrew

וַיְכַל דָּוִיד מֵהַעֲלוֹת הָעֹלָה וְהַשְּׁלָמִים וַיְבָרֶךְ אֶת־הָעָם בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה׃

vayekhal-daviyd-meha'alvot-ha'olah-vehashelamiym-vayevarekhe-'et-ha'am-veshem-yehvah

KJV: And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

AKJV: And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

ASV: And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.

YLT: and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:3

Hebrew

וַיְחַלֵּק לְכָל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה לְאִישׁ כִּכַּר־לֶחֶם וְאֶשְׁפָּר וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃

vayechaleq-lekhal-'iysh-yishera'el-me'iysh-ve'ad-'ishah-le'iysh-khikhar-lechem-ve'eshefar-va'ashiyshah

KJV: And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

AKJV: And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. ¶

ASV: And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins.

YLT: and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:4

Hebrew

וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָה מִן־הַלְוִיִּם מְשָׁרְתִים וּלְהַזְכִּיר וּלְהוֹדוֹת וּלְהַלֵּל לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayiten-lifeney-'arvon-yehvah-min-haleviyim-mesharetiym-vlehazekhiyr-vlehvodvot-vlehalel-layhvah-'elohey-yishera'el

KJV: And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

AKJV: And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

ASV: And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:

YLT: And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:5

Hebrew

אָסָף הָרֹאשׁ וּמִשְׁנֵהוּ זְכַרְיָה יְעִיאֵל וּשְׁמִֽירָמוֹת וִֽיחִיאֵל וּמַתִּתְיָה וֶאֱלִיאָב וּבְנָיָהוּ וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וֽ͏ִיעִיאֵל בִּכְלֵי נְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת וְאָסָף בַּֽמְצִלְתַּיִם מַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃

'asaf-haro'sh-vmishenehv-zekhareyah-ye'iy'el-vshemiyramvot-viychiy'el-vmatiteyah-ve'eliy'av-vvenayahv-ve'oved-'edom-viy'iy'el-vikheley-nevaliym-vvekhinorvot-ve'asaf-vametziletayim-mashemiy'a

KJV: Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

AKJV: Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

ASV: Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

YLT: Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:6

Hebrew

וּבְנָיָהוּ וְיַחֲזִיאֵל הַכֹּהֲנִים בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת תָּמִיד לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

vvenayahv-veyachaziy'el-hakhohaniym-vachatzotzervot-tamiyd-lifeney-'arvon-veriyt-ha'elohiym

KJV: Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

AKJV: Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. ¶

ASV: and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

YLT: and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests are with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:7

Hebrew

בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אָז נָתַן דָּוִיד בָּרֹאשׁ לְהֹדוֹת לַיהוָה בְּיַד־אָסָף וְאֶחָֽיו׃

vayvom-hahv'-'az-natan-daviyd-varo'sh-lehodvot-layhvah-veyad-'asaf-ve'echayv

KJV: Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

AKJV: Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

ASV: Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Jehovah, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

YLT: On that day then hath David given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren: --

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:8

Hebrew

הוֹדוּ לַֽיהוָה קִרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹ הוֹדִיעוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃

hvodv-layhvah-qire'v-vishemvo-hvodiy'v-va'amiym-'aliylotayv

KJV: Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

AKJV: Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the people.

ASV: O give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;

YLT: Give thanks to Jehovah, call in His name, Make known among the peoples His doings.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:9

Hebrew

שִׁירוּ לוֹ זַמְּרוּ־לוֹ שִׂיחוּ בְּכָל־נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃

shiyrv-lvo-zamerv-lvo-shiychv-vekhal-nifele'otayv

KJV: Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

AKJV: Sing to him, sing psalms to him, talk you of all his wondrous works.

ASV: Sing unto him, sing praises unto him;

YLT: Sing ye to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:10

Hebrew

הִֽתְהֽ͏ַלְלוּ בְּשֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ יִשְׂמַח לֵב מְבַקְשֵׁי יְהוָֽה׃

hitehalelv-veshem-qadeshvo-yishemach-lev-mevaqeshey-yehvah

KJV: Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

AKJV: Glory you in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

ASV: Glory ye in his holy name;

YLT: Boast yourselves in His holy name, Rejoice doth the heart of those seeking Jehovah.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:11

Hebrew

דִּרְשׁוּ יְהוָה וְעֻזּוֹ בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָיו תָּמִֽיד׃

direshv-yehvah-ve'uzvo-vaqeshv-fanayv-tamiyd

KJV: Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

AKJV: Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

ASV: Seek ye Jehovah and his strength;

YLT: Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:12

Hebrew

זִכְרוּ נִפְלְאֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹפְתָיו וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִֽיהוּ׃

zikherv-nifele'otayv-'asher-'ashah-mofetayv-vmishefetey-fiyhv

KJV: Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

AKJV: Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

ASV: Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,

YLT: Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:13

Hebrew

זֶרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדּוֹ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב בְּחִירָֽיו׃

zera'-yishera'el-'avedvo-veney-ya'aqov-vechiyrayv

KJV: O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

AKJV: O you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

ASV: O ye seed of Israel his servant,

YLT: O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:14

Hebrew

הוּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃

hv'-yehvah-'eloheynv-vekhal-ha'aretz-mishefatayv

KJV: He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

AKJV: He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

ASV: He is Jehovah our God;

YLT: He is Jehovah our God, In all the earth are His judgments.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:15

Hebrew

זִכְרוּ לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶלֶף דּֽוֹר׃

zikherv-le'volam-veriytvo-davar-tzivah-le'elef-dvor

KJV: Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

AKJV: Be you mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

ASV: Remember his covenant for ever,

YLT: Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded--To a thousand generations,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:16

Hebrew

אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וּשְׁבוּעָתוֹ לְיִצְחָֽק׃

'asher-kharat-'et-'averaham-vshevv'atvo-leyitzechaq

KJV: Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

AKJV: Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath to Isaac;

ASV: The covenantwhich he made with Abraham,

YLT: Which He hath made with Abraham, And His oath--to Isaac,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:17

Hebrew

וַיַּעֲמִידֶהָ לְיַעֲקֹב לְחֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרִית עוֹלָֽם׃

vaya'amiydeha-leya'aqov-lechoq-leyishera'el-veriyt-'volam

KJV: And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

AKJV: And has confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

ASV: And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute,

YLT: And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel--a covenant age-during.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:18

Hebrew

לֵאמֹר לְךָ אֶתֵּן אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָעַן חֶבֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃

le'mor-lekha-'eten-'eretz-khena'an-chevel-nachalatekhem

KJV: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

AKJV: Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

ASV: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,

YLT: Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:19

Hebrew

בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם מְתֵי מִסְפָּר כִּמְעַט וְגָרִים בָּֽהּ׃

viheyvotekhem-metey-misefar-khime'at-vegariym-vah

KJV: When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

AKJV: When you were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

ASV: When ye were but a few men in number,

YLT: When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:20

Hebrew

וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ מִגּוֹי אֶל־גּוֹי וּמִמַּמְלָכָה אֶל־עַם אַחֵֽר׃

vayitehalekhv-migvoy-'el-gvoy-vmimamelakhah-'el-'am-'acher

KJV: And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

AKJV: And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

ASV: And they went about from nation to nation,

YLT: And they go up and down, From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:21

Hebrew

לֹא־הִנִּיחַ לְאִישׁ לְעָשְׁקָם וַיּוֹכַח עֲלֵיהֶם מְלָכִֽים׃

lo'-hiniycha-le'iysh-le'asheqam-vayvokhach-'aleyhem-melakhiym

KJV: He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

AKJV: He suffered no man to do them wrong: yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

ASV: He suffered no man to do them wrong;

YLT: He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:22

Hebrew

אַֽל־תִּגְּעוּ בִּמְשִׁיחָי וּבִנְבִיאַי אַל־תָּרֵֽעוּ׃

'al-tige'v-vimeshiychay-vvineviy'ay-'al-tare'v

KJV: Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

AKJV: Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

ASV: Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,

YLT: Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:23

Hebrew

שִׁירוּ לַֽיהוָה כָּל־הָאָרֶץ בַּשְּׂרוּ מִיּֽוֹם־אֶל־יוֹם יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃

shiyrv-layhvah-khal-ha'aretz-vasherv-miyvom-'el-yvom-yeshv'atvo

KJV: Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.

AKJV: Sing to the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation.

ASV: Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth;

YLT: Sing to Jehovah, all the earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:24

Hebrew

סַפְּרוּ בַגּוֹיִם אֶת־כְּבוֹדוֹ בְּכָל־הָעַמִּים נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃

saferv-vagvoyim-'et-khevvodvo-vekhal-ha'amiym-nifele'otayv

KJV: Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.

AKJV: Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvelous works among all nations.

ASV: Declare his glory among the nations,

YLT: Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:25

Hebrew

כִּי גָדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְנוֹרָא הוּא עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃

khiy-gadvol-yehvah-vmehulal-me'od-venvora'-hv'-'al-khal-'elohiym

KJV: For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

AKJV: For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

ASV: For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised:

YLT: For great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He is above all gods.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:26

Hebrew

כִּי כָּל־אֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֱלִילִים וַיהוָה שָׁמַיִם עָשָֽׂה׃

khiy-khal-'elohey-ha'amiym-'eliyliym-vayhvah-shamayim-'ashah

KJV: For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

AKJV: For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

ASV: For all the gods of the peoples are idols:

YLT: For all gods of the peoples are nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:27

Hebrew

הוֹד וְהָדָר לְפָנָיו עֹז וְחֶדְוָה בִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

hvod-vehadar-lefanayv-'oz-vechedevah-vimeqomvo

KJV: Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

AKJV: Glory and honor are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

ASV: Honor and majesty are before him:

YLT: Honour and majesty are before Him, Strength and joy are in His place.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:28

Hebrew

הָבוּ לַֽיהוָה מִשְׁפְּחוֹת עַמִּים הָבוּ לַיהוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹֽז׃

havv-layhvah-mishefechvot-'amiym-havv-layhvah-khavvod-va'oz

KJV: Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

AKJV: Give to the LORD, you kindreds of the people, give to the LORD glory and strength.

ASV: Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples,

YLT: Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:29

Hebrew

הָבוּ לַיהוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ שְׂאוּ מִנְחָה וּבֹאוּ לְפָנָיו הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוָה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃

havv-layhvah-khevvod-shemvo-she'v-minechah-vvo'v-lefanayv-hishetachavv-layhvah-vehaderat-qodesh

KJV: Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

AKJV: Give to the LORD the glory due to his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

ASV: Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name:

YLT: Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:30

Hebrew

חִילוּ מִלְּפָנָיו כָּל־הָאָרֶץ אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט׃

chiylv-milefanayv-khal-ha'aretz-'af-tikhvon-tevel-val-timvot

KJV: Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

AKJV: Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

ASV: Tremble before him, all the earth:

YLT: Be pained before Him, all the earth:

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:31

Hebrew

יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָרֶץ וְיֹאמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם יְהוָה מָלָֽךְ׃

yishemechv-hashamayim-vetagel-ha'aretz-veyo'merv-vagvoyim-yehvah-malakhe

KJV: Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

AKJV: Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigns.

ASV: Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

YLT: Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:32

Hebrew

יִרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלוֹאוֹ יַעֲלֹץ הַשָּׂדֶה וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּֽוֹ׃

yire'am-hayam-vmelvo'vo-ya'alotz-hashadeh-vekhal-'asher-vvo

KJV: Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

AKJV: Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

ASV: Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

YLT: Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that is in it,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:33

Hebrew

אָז יְרַנְּנוּ עֲצֵי הַיָּעַר מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה כִּי־בָא לִשְׁפּוֹט אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

'az-yeranenv-'atzey-haya'ar-milifeney-yehvah-khiy-va'-lishefvot-'et-ha'aretz

KJV: Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.

AKJV: Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he comes to judge the earth.

ASV: Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah;

YLT: Then sing do trees of the forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:34

Hebrew

הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

hvodv-layhvah-khiy-tvov-khiy-le'volam-chasedvo

KJV: O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

AKJV: O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.

ASV: O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

YLT: Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, is His kindness,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:35

Hebrew

וְאִמְרוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ וְקַבְּצֵנוּ וְהַצִּילֵנוּ מִן־הַגּוֹיִם לְהֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם קָדְשֶׁךָ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

ve'imerv-hvoshiy'env-'elohey-yishe'env-veqavetzenv-vehatziylenv-min-hagvoyim-lehodvot-leshem-qadeshekha-lehishetavecha-vitehilatekha

KJV: And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.

AKJV: And say you, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.

ASV: And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation,

YLT: And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:36

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעֹלָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָל־הָעָם אָמֵן וְהַלֵּל לַֽיהוָֽה׃

varvkhe-yehvah-'elohey-yishera'el-min-ha'volam-ve'ad-ha'olam-vayo'merv-khal-ha'am-'amen-vehalel-layhvah

KJV: Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

AKJV: Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD. ¶

ASV: Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,

YLT: Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, `Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:37

Hebrew

וַיַּֽעֲזָב־שָׁם לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה לְאָסָף וּלְאֶחָיו לְשָׁרֵת לִפְנֵי הָאָרוֹן תָּמִיד לִדְבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃

vaya'azav-sham-lifeney-'arvon-veriyt-yehvah-le'asaf-vle'echayv-lesharet-lifeney-ha'arvon-tamiyd-lidevar-yvom-veyvomvo

KJV: So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:

AKJV: So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:

ASV: So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;

YLT: And he leaveth there before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, for Asaph and for his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:38

Hebrew

וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וַאֲחֵיהֶם שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁמוֹנָה וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם בֶּן־יְדִיתוּן וְחֹסָה לְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃

ve'oved-'edom-va'acheyhem-shishiym-vshemvonah-ve'oved-'edom-ven-yediytvn-vechosah-lesho'ariym

KJV: And Obed–edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed–edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

AKJV: And Obededom with their brothers, three score and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

ASV: and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

YLT: both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Obed–edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed–edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:39

Hebrew

וְאֵת ׀ צָדוֹק הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶחָיו הַכֹּהֲנִים לִפְנֵי מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה בַּבָּמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃

ve'et- -tzadvoq-hakhohen-ve'echayv-hakhohaniym-lifeney-mishekhan-yehvah-vavamah-'asher-vegive'von

KJV: And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

AKJV: And Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

ASV: and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,

YLT: and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that is in Gibeon,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:40

Hebrew

לֽ͏ְהַעֲלוֹת עֹלוֹת לַיהוָה עַל־מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה תָּמִיד לַבֹּקֶר וְלָעָרֶב וּלְכָל־הַכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

leha'alvot-'olvot-layhvah-'al-mizevach-ha'olah-tamiyd-lavoqer-vela'arev-vlekhal-hakhatvv-vetvorat-yehvah-'asher-tzivah-'al-yishera'el

KJV: To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

AKJV: To offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

ASV: to offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded unto Israel;

YLT: to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:41

Hebrew

וְעִמָּהֶם הֵימָן וִֽידוּתוּן וּשְׁאָר הַבְּרוּרִים אֲשֶׁר נִקְּבוּ בְּשֵׁמוֹת לְהֹדוֹת לַֽיהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

ve'imahem-heyman-viydvtvn-vshe'ar-havervriym-'asher-niqevv-veshemvot-lehodvot-layhvah-khiy-le'volam-chasedvo

KJV: And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;

AKJV: And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endures for ever;

ASV: and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

YLT: And with them are Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age is His kindness,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:42

Hebrew

וְעִמָּהֶם הֵימָן וִֽידוּתוּן חֲצֹצְרוֹת וּמְצִלְתַּיִם לְמַשְׁמִיעִים וּכְלֵי שִׁיר הָאֱלֹהִים וּבְנֵי יְדוּתוּן לַשָּֽׁעַר׃

ve'imahem-heyman-viydvtvn-chatzotzervot-vmetziletayim-lemashemiy'iym-vkheley-shiyr-ha'elohiym-vveney-yedvtvn-lasha'ar

KJV: And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

AKJV: And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

ASV: and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.

YLT: and with them--Heman and Jeduthun-- are trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun are at the gate.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 16:43

Hebrew

וַיֵּלְכוּ כָל־הָעָם אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ וַיִּסֹּב דָּוִיד לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

vayelekhv-khal-ha'am-'iysh-leveytvo-vayisov-daviyd-levarekhe-'et-veytvo

KJV: And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

AKJV: And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

ASV: And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

YLT: And all the people go, each to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 16:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.