1 Chronicles 16:19
in 1 Chronicles 16When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
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ASV
When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;
KJV
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 16
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
few in number, few indeed, and strangers
on 1 Chronicles 16:19-22
The LORD “rebuked kings on their behalf”, warning “Do not touch My anointed ones” and “Do no harm to My prophets”. Adam Clarke takes the anointed as the patriarchs themselves, who held a royal and priestly rank under God before Israel had a throne. The lines parallel Ps 105:12-15.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙ | bihyotkhem | when were you | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מְתֵ֣י | metei | men of | H4962 → | |
| מִסְפָּ֔ר | mispar | number | H4557 → | 134 times |
| כִּמְעַ֖ט | kimat | like a few | H4592 → | |
| וְגָרִ֥ים | vegarim | and sojourners | H1481 → | |
| בָּֽהּ׃ | bah | in it |
בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙when were you
bihyotkhemH1961 →3559 times
מְתֵ֣יmen of
meteiH4962 →
מִסְפָּ֔רnumber
misparH4557 →134 times
כִּמְעַ֖טlike a few
kimatH4592 →
וְגָרִ֥יםand sojourners
vegarimH1481 →
בָּֽהּ׃in it
bah
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the…
it leads to
- Psalms 39:12
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
- Genesis 23:4
“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
- Hebrews 11:27
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
- Hebrews 11:39
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
- Romans 8:24
For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
- Psalms 39:12
Through
Deuteronomy 7:7The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:22
Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
- Romans 9:11–15
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
- Deuteronomy 10:22
Through
Acts 7:5He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a…
it leads to
- Genesis 17:8
And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
- Genesis 17:8
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.
