1 Chronicles 16:17
1 Chronicles 16:17 in Multiple Translations
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this everlasting agreement with Israel:
And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,
And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel — a covenant age-during.
He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And which he confirmed to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
It was an agreement for the Israeli people, and he wanted that agreement to endure forever.
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1 Chronicles 16:17 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יַּעֲמִידֶ֤/הָ
לְ/יַעֲקֹב֙
לְ/חֹ֔ק
לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
בְּרִ֥ית
עוֹלָֽם
וַ/יַּעֲמִידֶ֤/הָ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms | Suff
לְ/יַעֲקֹב֙
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
Prep | N-proper
לְ/חֹ֔ק
chôq
H2706
statute
Prep | N-ms
לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
Prep | N-proper
בְּרִ֥ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
N-fs
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — 1 Chronicles 16:17
וַ/יַּעֲמִידֶ֤/הָ
ʻâmad
H5975
"to stand"
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms | Suff
Means 'to stand' in a strong sense, like in Exodus 17:12 where Moses stood with his arms up to help Israel win a battle.
Definition: : stand/stop/establish 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before
Usage: Occurs in 497 OT verses. KJV: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry. See also: Genesis 18:8; Joshua 21:44; 1 Chronicles 6:17.
לְ/יַעֲקֹב֙
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
"Jacob"
Prep | N-proper
This word is the name of a person, Jacob, a key figure in the Bible. He was the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the father of many tribes of Israel. The KJV simply translates it as Jacob.
Definition: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently Another name of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478) § Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter" son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel
Usage: Occurs in 319 OT verses. KJV: Jacob. See also: Genesis 25:26; Genesis 34:1; Psalms 14:7.
לְ/חֹ֔ק
chôq
H2706
"statute"
Prep | N-ms
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means a decree or law given by God, like the Ten Commandments. It appears in books like Exodus and Deuteronomy, guiding the Israelites' actions. This concept is essential to understanding God's expectations.
Definition: : decree 1) statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due 1a) prescribed task 1b) prescribed portion 1c) action prescribed (for oneself), resolve 1d) prescribed due 1e) prescribed limit, boundary 1f) enactment, decree, ordinance 1f1) specific decree 1f2) law in general 1g) enactments, statutes 1g1) conditions 1g2) enactments 1g3) decrees 1g4) civil enactments prescribed by God
Usage: Occurs in 124 OT verses. KJV: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task. See also: Genesis 47:22; Nehemiah 1:7; Psalms 2:7.
לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
"Israel"
Prep | N-proper
Israel is the symbolic name of Jacob, also referring to his descendants. Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah, had 12 sons who became the tribes of Israel, as told in Genesis 25:26. His story is crucial to the Bible's narrative.
Definition: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently § Israel = "God prevails" 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile
Usage: Occurs in 2231 OT verses. KJV: Israel. See also: Genesis 32:29; Exodus 13:18; Exodus 40:38.
בְּרִ֥ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
"covenant"
N-fs
A covenant is a promise or agreement between people or between God and people, like a treaty or alliance. It is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis, where God makes a covenant with Abraham. This concept is central to the Bible.
Definition: 1) covenant, alliance, pledge 1a) between men 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man) 1a4) alliance (of friendship) 1a5) alliance (of marriage) 1b) between God and man 1b1) alliance (of friendship) 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) 2) (phrases) 2a) covenant making 2b) covenant keeping 2c) covenant violation
Usage: Occurs in 264 OT verses. KJV: confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league. See also: Genesis 6:18; Judges 20:27; Psalms 25:10.
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
"forever"
N-ms
This word means forever or always, describing something that lasts an eternity. It is used in the Bible to describe God's eternal nature and his lasting promises.
Definition: : old/ancient 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity
Usage: Occurs in 413 OT verses. KJV: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5703 (עַד). See also: Genesis 3:22; 1 Kings 8:13; Psalms 5:12.
Study Notes — 1 Chronicles 16:17
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Context — David’s Psalms of Thanksgiving
15Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
16the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
17He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’ 19When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Genesis 17:7–8 | I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 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.” |
| 2 | Genesis 35:11–12 | And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.” |
| 3 | Joshua 24:11–13 | After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand. I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow. So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’ |
| 4 | Isaiah 55:3 | Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David. |
| 5 | Exodus 3:17 | And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’ |
| 6 | Hebrews 13:20 | Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, |
| 7 | Psalms 78:10 | They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law. |
| 8 | 2 Samuel 23:5 | Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire? |
| 9 | Jeremiah 11:2 | “Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem. |
1 Chronicles 16:17 Summary
This verse is saying that God made a promise to Jacob, just like He did to Abraham and Isaac, and that this promise is forever. It's like a contract that God made with His people, and He will always keep His end of the deal, as seen in Genesis 17:7. This promise is not just for Jacob, but for all of Israel, and it's a reminder that God is always faithful and true to His Word, as seen in Deuteronomy 7:9. We can trust that God will always keep His promises, just like He did for Jacob and Israel.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that God confirmed His covenant to Jacob as a decree?
This means that God reaffirmed the promises He made to Abraham and Isaac, and established them as a permanent and unchanging law for Jacob and his descendants, as seen in Genesis 28:13-15 and Exodus 2:24.
How does this verse relate to the concept of covenant in the Bible?
This verse highlights the idea that God's covenants are everlasting and unchanging, as stated in Psalm 111:9, and that they are confirmed and passed down through generations, from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob, as seen in Genesis 17:7 and Genesis 26:3.
What is the significance of the phrase 'to Israel as an everlasting covenant'?
This phrase emphasizes that God's covenant with Israel is eternal and will not be broken, as promised in Jeremiah 31:35-37 and Ezekiel 16:60, and that it will continue to be a central part of their identity and relationship with God.
How can we apply the concept of God's covenant to our own lives?
We can apply this concept by recognizing that, as believers, we are also part of God's covenant people, and that His promises and laws are still relevant and applicable to us today, as seen in 2 Corinthians 1:20 and Hebrews 8:10.
Reflection Questions
- What does it mean to me that God's covenant is everlasting and unchanging, and how can I trust in His faithfulness?
- How can I, like Jacob, receive and confirm God's covenant promises in my own life, and what steps can I take to deepen my understanding of His Word?
- What are some ways that I can pass on the knowledge of God's covenant to the next generation, as seen in Psalm 78:4-7, and what is my responsibility in sharing His promises with others?
- How can I balance the idea of God's covenant being a decree, or a law, with the concept of His love and grace, as seen in John 3:16 and Romans 8:1-2?
Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 16:17
[See comments on 1 Chronicles 16:7]
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 16:17
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Ellicott's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 16:17
(17) And hath confirmed.—In Psalms 105 the sense is future. The same.—It—i.e., the word (1 Chronicles 16:15). For a law=as a fixed decree.
Cambridge Bible on 1 Chronicles 16:17
17. for a law] R.V. for a statute. The same Heb. word is translated decree in Psalms 2:7.
Sermons on 1 Chronicles 16:17
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(Genesis) Genesis 17:1-4 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the preacher focuses on Genesis 17, which is considered a significant chapter in the book of Genesis. God appears to Abraham for the fifth time to make a covenant w |
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Blood Covenant - Part 5 by Bob Phillips | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the concept of covenant and its importance in the relationship between God and humanity. They emphasize the seriousness of entering into a cov |
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The Great "I Am" by Mariano Di Gangi | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes that God is knowable and desires to make himself known to us. He distinguishes between natural revelation, where God reveals himself through |
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A Saint at His Worst by J. Glyn Owen | In this sermon, the speaker focuses on the story of Abraham and how God comes close to him to reassure him of his covenant promises. The speaker highlights how God speaks to Abraha |
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Abram, Abraham, and the Almighty God by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, Pastor Chuck Smith focuses on Genesis chapter 17, where God appears to Abram when he is 99 years old. God declares Himself as Almighty God and instructs Abram to wa |
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Some Strictures on a Late Treatise, Called, a Fair and Rational Vindication of the Right of Infants to the Ordinance of Baptism. by John Gill | John Gill critiques David Bostwick's treatise on the right of infants to baptism, arguing that the scriptural basis he presents, particularly Acts 2:39, is misinterpreted and does |
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The Covenant by Henry Law | Henry Law preaches about the everlasting Covenant established by God with His people, emphasizing the blessings, privileges, and inheritance that come with being a true disciple of |