1 Chronicles 16 · Verse 21

1 Chronicles 16:21

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
1 Chronicles 16:21, King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:21 in other translations

BSBHe let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
WEBHe allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
ASVHe suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
YLTHe hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:
DARBYHe suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved kings for their sakes,
BBEHe would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
WebsterHe suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

What does 1 Chronicles 16:21 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 16:21 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.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
הִנִּ֤יחַhi.Ni.achhe permittedH5117
לְאִישׁ֙le.'Ish<to> anyoneH376
לְעָשְׁקָ֔םle.'a.she.Kamto oppress themH6231
וַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachand he rebukedH3198
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
מְלָכִֽים\׃me.la.KhimkingsH4428

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:21

  • Genesis 20:3

    But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

  • Genesis 12:17

    And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.

  • Genesis 31:29

    It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  • Exodus 7:15-18

    Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

  • Genesis 31:42

    Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

  • Genesis 31:24

    And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  • Exodus 9:13-18

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He suffered.
Ge 31:24,29,42
he reproved.
Ge 12:17; 20:3; Ex 7:15-18; 9:13-18

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 16:20

    And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

  • 1 Chronicles 16:21

    He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

  • 1 Chronicles 16:22

    Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

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1 Chronicles 16:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No permitió que nadie los oprimiese: antes por amor de ellos castigó á los reyes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il ne permit à personne de les opprimer, et il reprit des rois à cause d’eux,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er ließ niemand zu, sie zu bedrücken, und ihretwegen strafte er Könige:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non dimisit quemquam calumniari eos, sed increpavit pro eis reges.