1 Chronicles 16:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 16:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 16:11 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 16:11 — KJV
“Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.”
— 1 Chronicles 16:11 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 16:11 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 16:11
“Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:11: seek, lord, strength
“And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. speedily: or, continually: Heb. going to pray...: Heb. to intreat the face of”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:11: seek, lord, face
“And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. to seek...: Heb. to the meeting of”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:11: seek, lord, face
“Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:11: seek, lord, face
“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:11: seek, lord, strength
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