The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring , I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.
1 Chronicles 16:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, And of his oath unto Isaac; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His sworn promise to Isaac. American Standard Version (1901) The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac, Common English Bible which he made with Abraham, the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac. Catholic Public Domain Version the covenant that he formed with Abraham, and his oath with Isaac. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac. |
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring , I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates:
I will set up my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you greatly.’
stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
God also said to him, ‘I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will come from you, and kings will descend from you. ,
It was reported to King David, ‘The Lord has blessed Obed-edom’s family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God.’ So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom’s house to the city of David with rejoicing.
Remember his covenant for ever – the promise he ordained for a thousand generations,
You found his heart faithful in your sight, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites – to give it to his descendants. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.
God also said to Moses, ‘Say this to the Israelites: The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name for ever; this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring. ,
But because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors, he brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.