1 Chronicles 16:21
in 1 Chronicles 16He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
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ASV
He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
KJV
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 16
Commentary
2 notes 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.
This site's exposition
He rebuked kings on their behalf
The kings rebuked here include Pharaoh and Abimelech. Adam Clarke cites Genesis 12:17 and 20:3 for Abraham, and Genesis 31:24, 34:26 and 35:5 for Jacob, as times God stepped in for the family. The LORD kept every oppressor off them while they were few, as verse 19 says.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הִנִּ֤יחַ | hiniach | he permitted | H5117 → | 142 times |
| לְאִישׁ֙ | leish | <to> anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| לְעָשְׁקָ֔ם | leashekam | to oppress them | H6231 → | |
| וַיּ֥וֹכַח | vaiyokhach | and he rebuked | H3198 → | |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ʾaleihem | on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מְלָכִֽים׃ | melakhim | kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
הִנִּ֤יחַhe permitted
hiniachH5117 →142 times
לְאִישׁ֙<to> anyone
leishH376 →1663 times
לְעָשְׁקָ֔םto oppress them
leashekamH6231 →
וַיּ֥וֹכַחand he rebuked
vaiyokhachH3198 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֖םon them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
מְלָכִֽים׃kings
melakhimH4428 →2525 times
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
Genesis 31:24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
it leads to
- Genesis 31:42
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 24:50
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
- Genesis 20:3
One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
- Genesis 31:29
I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
- Genesis 31:42
Through
Genesis 20:3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
it leads to
- Genesis 20:7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and…
- Matthew 27:19
While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
- Genesis 20:7
Through
Genesis 12:17The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
it leads to
- Genesis 20:18
for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.
- Genesis 20:18
Through
Genesis 31:29I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
it leads to
- Genesis 31:53
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
- Genesis 31:53
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.
