1 Chronicles 16:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 16:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 16:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 16:20 — KJV
“And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;”
— 1 Chronicles 16:20 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 16:20 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 16:20
“When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:20: went, nation, one
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:20: went, nation, one
“Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. by: Heb. by the hand of from...: Heb. from mouth to mouth”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:20: nation, one, another
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:20: went, nation, one
“And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:20: nation, one, people
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