Discovery Box1 Chronicles 16:15-19 
Context16:15 Remember 1 continually his covenantal decree,
the promise he made 2 to a thousand generations –
16:16 the promise 3 he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac! 4
16:17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 5
16:18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
16:19 When they were few in number,
just a very few, and foreign residents within it,
1 tn The Hebrew text has a masculine plural imperative, addressed to the people. Some LXX
2 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 16-18 make clear.
3 tn Heb “which.”
4 tn Heb “his oath to Isaac.”
5 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
