Passage

1 Chronicles 16.23

Book: 1 Chronicles · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, 22. Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm."

"23. Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth; Show forth his salvation from day to day."

"24. Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples. 25. For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods." (1 Chronicles 16:21-25, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes, 22. “Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”"

"23. Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day."

"24. Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples. 25. For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods." (1 Chronicles 16:21-25, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, 22. Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm."

"23. Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation."

"24. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. 25. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods." (1 Chronicles 16:21-25, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings: 22. Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil."

"23. Sing to Jehovah, all the earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation."

"24. Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders. 25. For great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He [is] above all gods." (1 Chronicles 16:21-25, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H1319 - basar

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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