King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 16:13 Mean?
“O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.”
Context
11
Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
12
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
13
O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14
He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(13) **Seed of Israel.**—Psalm 105:6 reads, “Abraham.” “Israel” improves the parallelism, and is probably a correction. Syriac and Arabic have “Abraham.”
**His servant.**—LXX., “his servants.” (Comp. “servant of Jehovah” as a title of Israel in Isaiah.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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