"{Even of the covenant} which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;" — 1 Chronicles 16:16

1 Chronicles 16:16 · KJV

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

— 1 Chronicles 16:16

Verse 15

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

Verse 17

And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, {and} to Israel {for} an everlasting covenant,

1 Chronicles 16 — Context

He {is} the LORD our God; his judgments {are} in all the earth.

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

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

And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, {and} to Israel {for} an everlasting covenant,

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; {the lot: Heb. the cord}

Cross References

Genesis 17:2

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

Genesis 35:11

And God said unto him, I {am} God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Genesis 15:18

In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Galatians 3:15-17

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though {it be} but a man's covenant, yet {if it be} confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. {covenant: or, testament}

Acts 3:25

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 28:13-14

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I {am} the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

Genesis 22:16-18

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only {son}:

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