1 Chronicles 16:26
For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.
1 Chronicles 16:26 in other translations
| BSB | For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens. |
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| WEB | For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. |
| ASV | For all the gods of the peoples are idols: But Jehovah made the heavens. |
| YLT | For all gods of the peoples are nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made. |
| DARBY | For all thegods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens. |
| BBE | For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens. |
| Webster | For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. |
What does 1 Chronicles 16:26 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…
1 Chronicles 16:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:26
- Isaiah 44:24
Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
- Isaiah 42:5
Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
- Psalms 102:25
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
- Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
- Leviticus 19:4
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
- Acts 19:26
Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
- 1 Corinthians 8:4
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
- Revelation 14:7
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
- Isaiah 44:9-20
They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. …
- Psalms 115:4-8
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. …
- Jeremiah 10:10-14
But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. …
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Le 19:4; Ps 115:4-8; Isa 44:9-20; Jer 10:10-14; Ac 19:26; 1Co 8:4
the Lord.
Ps 102:25; Isa 40:26; 42:5; 44:24; Jer 10:11,12; Re 14:7
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 16:25
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
- 1 Chronicles 16:26
For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27
Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
1 Chronicles 16:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque todos los dioses de los pueblos son nada: mas Jehová hizo los cielos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car tous les dieux des peuples sont des idoles, mais l’ Éternel a fait les cieux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn alle Götter der Völker sind Nichtigkeiten, aber Jehova hat die Himmel gemacht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Omnes enim dii populorum idola: Dominus autem cælos fecit. |