when you were but a few men in number,
yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Chronicles 16:19 in context
1 Chronicles 16:16–22
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the covenant which he made with Abraham,
his oath to Isaac.
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He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan,
The lot of your inheritance,”
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when you were but a few men in number,
yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
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They went about from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people.
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He allowed no man to do them wrong.
Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
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“Don’t touch my anointed ones!
Do my prophets no harm!”
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