1 Chronicles 16:24
in 1 Chronicles 16Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.
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ASV
Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.
KJV
Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 16
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd again, in another prophecy, the Spirit of prophecy, through the same David, intimated that Christ, after He had been crucified, should reign, and spoke as follows: "Sing to the Lord, all the earth, and day by day declare His salvation. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, to be feared above all the gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols of devils; but God made the heavens. Glory and praise are before His face, strength and glorying are in the habitation of His holiness. Give Glory to the Lord, the Father everlasting.
This site's exposition
Sing to the LORD, all the earth
on 1 Chronicles 16:23-25
At verse 23 the psalm moves to Ps 96:1-3 nearly word for word, and the summons now reaches “all the earth”. The call to “Proclaim His salvation day after day” and to “Declare His glory among the nations” moves the psalm from remembrance to mission.
This site's exposition
Declare His glory among the
Verse 24 widens the charge of verse 23 from all the earth to the nations. What they hear is His glory and His wonderful deeds. Justin Martyr quotes the song from verse 23 as the Spirit of prophecy, through David, telling of Christ's reign after He was crucified.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), that those who are strangers to him may be led into acquaintance with him, allegiance to him, and the adoration of him. Thus must we serve the interests of his kingdom among men, that all the earth may fear before him,
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| סַפְּר֤וּ | saperu | recount | H5608 → | 159 times |
| בַגּוֹיִם֙ | vagoyim | among the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כְּבוֹד֔וֹ | kevodo | glory his | H3519 → | 200 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | among all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעַמִּ֖ים | haamim | the peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ | nifleotav | wonders his | H6381 → | 71 times |
סַפְּר֤וּrecount
saperuH5608 →159 times
בַגּוֹיִם֙among the nations
vagoyimH1471 →561 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כְּבוֹד֔וֹglory his
kevodoH3519 →200 times
בְּכָל־among all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
הָעַמִּ֖יםthe peoples
haamimH5971 →1873 times
נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃wonders his
nifleotavH6381 →71 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
Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
it leads to
- Psalms 86:9
All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Isaiah 45:22
Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Revelation 7:9–12
After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes…
- Psalms 2:8
Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
- Isaiah 49:6
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light…
- Psalms 86:9
Through
2 Kings 19:19And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
it leads to
- Psalms 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- 1 Kings 8:43
then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear…
- Psalms 67:1–2
May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
- Psalms 83:18
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Justin Martyr, The First Apology, Chapters XLI-XLII; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.