1 Chronicles 16 · Verse 15

1 Chronicles 16:15

Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
1 Chronicles 16:15, King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:15 in other translations

BSBRemember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
WEBRemember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
ASVRemember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
YLTRemember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded--To a thousand generations,
DARBYBe ye ever mindful of his covenant, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations, —
BBEHe has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
WebsterBe ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

What does 1 Chronicles 16:15 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 16:7-36

Let God be glorified in our praises. Let others be edified and taught, that strangers to him may be led to adore him. Let us ourselves triumph and trust in God. Those that give glory to God's name are allowed to glory in it. Let the everlasting covenant be the great matter of our joy his people of old, be remembered by us with thankfulness to him. Show forth from day to day his salvation, his promised salvation by…

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1 Chronicles 16:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

זִכְר֤וּzikh.RurememberH2142
לְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.Lamfor everH5769
בְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.Tocovenant hisH1285
דָּבָ֥רda.Var[the] wordH1697
צִוָּ֖הtzi.Vah[which] he commandedH6680
לְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.leffor a thousandH505
דּֽוֹר\׃Dorgeneration[s]H1755

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:15

  • Psalms 105:8

    He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

  • Deuteronomy 7:9

    Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

  • Psalms 25:10

    All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

  • Malachi 4:4

    Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

  • Psalms 44:17

    All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ye mindful.
Ps 25:10; 44:17; 105:8; Mal 4:4
a thousand.
De 7:9

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 16:14

    He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:15

    Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

  • 1 Chronicles 16:16

    Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

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1 Chronicles 16:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Haced memoria de su alianza perpetuamente, y de la palabra que él mandó en mil generaciones;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Souvenez-vous pour toujours de son alliance, de la parole qu’il commanda pour mille générations,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gedenket ewiglich seines Bundes, des Wortes, das er geboten hat, auf tausend Geschlechter hin,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Recordamini in sempiternum pacti ejus: sermonis quem præcepit in mille generationes,