The Lord appeared [72] to Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants.”
1 Chronicles 16:16 - Easy To Read Version Remember the Agreement\par that the Lord made with Abraham.\par Remember his promise to Isaac.\par 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 [72] to Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants.”
So on that day, the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt [88] and the great river Euphrates.
If you do this, I will prepare an agreement between us. I will promise to make your people a great nation.”
Stay in that land, and I will be with you. I will bless you. I will give you and your family all these lands. I will do what I promised to Abraham your father.
God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful. [208] {And I give you this blessing:} Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.
Later, people told David, “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed Edom and everything he owns, because God’s Holy Box [44] is there.” So David went and brought God’s Holy Box from Obed Edom’s house. David was very happy and excited.
Remember his Agreement forever.\par He gave those commandments\par for a thousand generations.\par
You saw he was true and loyal to you.\par And you made an agreement with him.\par You promised to give him the land of\par the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites,\par the Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.\par But you promised to give that land to Abraham’s descendants. {\cf2\super [50]} \par And you kept your promise!\par Why? Because you are good!\par
God also said to Moses, “This is what you should tell the people: ‘YAHWEH [21] is the God of your ancestors, [22] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. My name will always be YAHWEH. That is how the people will know me for generations and generations to come.’ {Tell the people,} ‘YAHWEH has sent me to you!’”
You have received the things the prophets talked about. You have received the agreement that God made with your fathers. {\cf2\super [59]} God said to your father Abraham, {\cf2\super [60]} ‘Every nation on earth will be blessed through your descendants. {\cf2\super [61]} ’ {\cf2\super [62]}
But the Lord brought you out of Egypt with great power. He made you free from slavery. He freed you from the control of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Why? Because the Lord loves you and because he wanted to keep the promise he made to your ancestors. [44]