1 Chronicles 16 · Verse 36

1 Chronicles 16:36

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.
1 Chronicles 16:36, King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:36 in other translations

BSBBlessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
WEBBlessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD.
ASVBlessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praised Jehovah.
YLTBlessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, ‘Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.
DARBYBlessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, from eternity and to eternity! And all the people said, Amen! and praised Jehovah.
BBEPraise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and for ever. And all the people said, So be it; and gave praise to the Lord.
WebsterBlessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

What does 1 Chronicles 16:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
36. all the people said, Amen--(Compare Psa 72:19, 20; 106:48). In the former, the author of the doxology utters the "amen" himself, while in the latter the people are exhorted to say "amen." This may arise from the fact that the latter psalm originally concluded with the injunction to say "amen." But in this historical account of the festival, it was necessary to relate that the people obeyed this injunction on the occasion referred to, and therefore the words "let them praise," were altered into "and they praised" [Bertheau].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

Read the full comment on 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 →

1 Chronicles 16:36 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.

בָּר֤וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָעוֹלָ֖םha.'o.Lam<the> antiquityH5769
וְעַ֣דve.'Adand untilH5704
הָעֹלָ֑םha.'o.Lam<the> perpetuityH5769
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
כָל\־khol-allH3605
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אָמֵ֔ן'a.MenamenH543
וְהַלֵּ֖לve.ha.Leland they praisedH1984
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃\ \פla.Yah.weh<to> YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:36

  • Psalms 72:18-19

    Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  • 1 Kings 8:15

    And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

  • 1 Kings 8:56

    Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

  • Nehemiah 8:6

    And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

  • Ephesians 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

  • Jeremiah 28:6

    Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:16

    Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

  • 1 Peter 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  • Psalms 106:48

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 27:15-26

    Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. …

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessed.
1Ki 8:15,56; Ps 72:18,19; 106:48; Eph 1:3; 1Pe 1:3
said.
De 27:15-26; Ne 8:6; Jer 28:6; 1Co 14:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 16:35

    And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:36

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:37

    So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:

Read all of 1 Chronicles 16

1 Chronicles 16:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Bendito sea Jehová Dios de Israel, de eternidad á eternidad. Y dijo todo el pueblo, Amén: y alabó á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Béni soit l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, de l’éternité jusqu’en éternité! Et tout le peuple dit: Amen! et loua l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gepriesen sei Jehova, der Gott Israels, von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit! Und alles Volk sprach: Amen! und lobte Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Benedictus Dominus Deus Israël, ab æterno usque in æternum. Et dicat omnis populo: Amen, et hymnum Domino.