1 Chronicles 16:18
1 Chronicles 16:18 in Multiple Translations
‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
saying, “I will give the land of Canaan to you for you to possess.”
Saying, To thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.
Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,
saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance,”
Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance.
What he said was, “I will give the Canaan region to you, to belong to you and your descendants forever.”
Berean Amplified Bible — 1 Chronicles 16:18
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1 Chronicles 16:18 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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HEB
לֵ/אמֹ֗ר
לְ/ךָ֙
אֶתֵּ֣ן
אֶֽרֶץ
כְּנָ֔עַן
חֶ֖בֶל
נַחֲלַתְ/כֶֽם
לֵ/אמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
לְ/ךָ֙
Prep | Suff
אֶתֵּ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
V-Qal-Imperf-1cs
אֶֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
N-cs
כְּנָ֔עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
N-proper
חֶ֖בֶל
chebel
H2256
cord
N-cs
נַחֲלַתְ/כֶֽם
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
N-fs | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — 1 Chronicles 16:18
לֵ/אמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
"to say"
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
This Hebrew word means to say or speak, and it's used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to command, promise, or think, and it's translated in the KJV as 'answer', 'appoint', or 'command'.
Definition: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
Usage: Occurs in 4337 OT verses. KJV: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. See also: Genesis 1:3; Genesis 18:23; Genesis 25:32.
לְ/ךָ֙
""
Prep | Suff
אֶתֵּ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
"to give"
V-Qal-Imperf-1cs
This word means to give, put, or set something, with a wide range of applications. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, describing God's actions and human interactions. The word is used to convey giving, selling, or exchanging something.
Definition: : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon
Usage: Occurs in 1816 OT verses. KJV: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield. See also: Genesis 1:17; Genesis 40:21; Exodus 30:12.
אֶֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
"land"
N-cs
The land or earth refers to the soil or ground, and can also mean a country, territory, or region. In the Bible, it is used to describe the earth and its inhabitants, and is often translated as 'land' or 'country'.
Definition: : soil 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
Usage: Occurs in 2190 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 42:13.
כְּנָ֔עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
"Canaan"
N-proper
Canaan was a son of Ham and the name of the country where he lived, which is now modern-day Israel. The Canaanites were known for being merchants and traders, as seen in Genesis and other books.
Definition: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.9.18; son of: Ham (H2526); brother of: Cush (H3568), Egypt (H4714) and Put (H6316); father of: Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § merchant, trader
Usage: Occurs in 91 OT verses. KJV: Canaan, merchant, traffick. See also: Genesis 9:18; Exodus 6:4; Psalms 105:11.
חֶ֖בֶל
chebel
H2256
"cord"
N-cs
A cord or rope, also a measured area of land or a group of people tied together. In the Bible, it appears in books like Joshua and Psalms. It can also mean a company or region.
Definition: 1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company 1a) a rope, cord 1b) a measuring-cord or line 1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region 1d) a band or company § destruction
Usage: Occurs in 60 OT verses. KJV: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling. See also: Deuteronomy 3:4; Psalms 119:61; Psalms 16:6.
נַחֲלַתְ/כֶֽם
nachălâh
H5159
"inheritance"
N-fs | Suff
Inheritance refers to something passed down, like property or a family heirloom, as seen in the Bible's discussion of dividing land among tribes in Joshua. It represents a person's share or possession. The concept is crucial in understanding biblical ideas of family and legacy.
Definition: 1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage 1a) property 1b) portion, share 1c) inheritance, portion
Usage: Occurs in 191 OT verses. KJV: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל). See also: Genesis 31:14; Joshua 23:4; Psalms 2:8.
Study Notes — 1 Chronicles 16:18
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Context — David’s Psalms of Thanksgiving
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, 20they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Genesis 13:15 | for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. |
| 2 | Micah 2:5 | Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot. |
| 3 | 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.” |
| 4 | Numbers 26:53–56 | “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.” |
| 5 | Genesis 28:13–14 | And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. |
| 6 | 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.” |
| 7 | Deuteronomy 32:8 | When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God. |
| 8 | Genesis 12:7 | Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring. ” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. |
1 Chronicles 16:18 Summary
This verse is a promise from God to give the land of Canaan to the Israelites as their inheritance. It's a reminder that God is a faithful and covenant-keeping God, who always fulfills His promises, as seen in Psalm 105:8-11. Just like the Israelites, we as believers have a spiritual inheritance in Christ, and we can trust in God's faithfulness to provide for us and guide us, even when things seem uncertain, as seen in Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 8:28. By trusting in God's promises, we can have confidence and hope for the future, knowing that He will always provide for us and bring us into our eternal inheritance, as seen in 1 Peter 1:3-5.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the significance of the land of Canaan in this verse?
The land of Canaan represents the promised inheritance of the Israelites, as seen in Genesis 12:7 and Exodus 6:4, where God makes a covenant with Abraham and his descendants to give them the land.
How does this verse relate to the concept of inheritance in the Bible?
Inheritance in the Bible often refers to the blessings and promises God gives to His people, as seen in Deuteronomy 4:20 and Psalm 16:6, where God's people are called to trust in His faithfulness to fulfill His promises.
What is the relevance of this verse to believers today?
This verse reminds believers that God is a covenant-keeping God, as seen in Hebrews 6:13-18, and that He has given us a spiritual inheritance in Christ, as seen in Ephesians 1:11 and Colossians 1:12.
How does this verse fit into the broader narrative of the Bible?
This verse is part of the larger story of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, which is a central theme throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, and is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, as seen in Galatians 3:16 and Luke 1:54-55.
Reflection Questions
- What does it mean for me to trust in God's promise of inheritance, and how can I apply this to my life today?
- How does the concept of spiritual inheritance in Christ relate to my daily experiences and struggles?
- In what ways can I, like the Israelites, be a stranger in the world, yet still trust in God's promise of a heavenly homeland, as seen in Hebrews 11:13-16?
- What are some ways I can cultivate a sense of gratitude and awe for the spiritual blessings I have received as a child of God, as seen in Ephesians 1:3-14?
- How can I, like Abraham, trust in God's faithfulness to fulfill His promises, even when the circumstances seem uncertain, as seen in Romans 4:20-22?
Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 16:18
[See comments on 1 Chronicles 16:7]
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 16:18
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 16:18
(18) The land of Canaan.—In the Hebrew the rhythm is marred here by omission of a particle (eth), found in Psalms 105:11. The lot.—Literally, as the measuring line (comp. Psalms 16:5), i.e., as your measured or apportioned domain.
Cambridge Bible on 1 Chronicles 16:18
18. the lot] The Heb. word (“hebel”) means a portion not assigned by lot but measured by line; cp. R.V. mg. Canaan is co-extensive with Israel’s inheritance. inheritance] All nations receive an inheritance from God; Deuteronomy 32:8.
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What Do You See by E.A. Adeboye | E.A. Adeboye emphasizes the importance of spiritual vision and perspective, highlighting how what we see and how we see it can determine the limits of our blessings and success. Us |
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I. the Jewish Sign by Lewis Sperry Chafer | Lewis Sperry Chafer emphasizes the significance of Israel in God's plan for the earth, highlighting how all other nations are considered in relation to Israel in the Bible. He dist |
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The Land of Canaan as It Is by J.H. Collins | J.H. Collins preaches about the promised inheritance of the people of God, referred to as 'the rest of faith,' 'the higher life,' 'perfect love,' 'sanctification,' 'heart purity,' |
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Part 15: The Abrahamic Covenant and Premillennialism by John F. Walvoord | John F. Walvoord preaches on the fulfillment of the Abrahamic Covenant's promise of possession of the land to Israel. The covenant is seen as unconditional, ensuring Israel's futur |
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We See Not Yet All Things Put Under Him. but We See Jesus by A.B. Simpson | A.B. Simpson emphasizes the reality that while we may not see all things under our control, Jesus reigns supreme over all. He encourages believers to recognize Jesus as our represe |
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