1 Chronicles 16:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 16:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 16:26 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 16:26 — KJV
“For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.”
— 1 Chronicles 16:26 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 16:26 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 16:26
“For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.”
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“And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.”
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“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”
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“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,”
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“And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.”
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