1 Chronicles 16:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Gen 17:7 : 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
Gen 28:13-14 : 13 And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Gen 35:10-12 : 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. 11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; 12 and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine: 6 and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Deut 7:6 : 6 For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
Ps 135:4 : 4 For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [And] Israel for his own possession.
1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a {G1519} people for [God's] own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 105:5-7
3 verses
92%
5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth.
Isa 44:1-2
2 verses
80%
1Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:
2Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Ps 135:4
79%
4For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [And] Israel for his own possession.
1 Chr 16:14-17
4 verses
77%
14He is Jehovah our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
15Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
16[ The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,
17And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
1 Chr 16:12
77%
12Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
Isa 41:8-9
2 verses
76%
8But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
9thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from the corners thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and not cast thee away;
Ps 33:12
75%
12Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Deut 7:6
74%
6For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
Deut 10:15
74%
15Only Jehovah had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.
Ps 22:23
74%
23Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Deut 14:2
74%
2For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
Deut 32:9
73%
9For Jehovah's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Jer 10:16
73%
16The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Exod 32:13
73%
13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Isa 49:7
72%
7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, [even] the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
Ps 147:19
72%
19He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
Jer 51:19
72%
19The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and [Israel] is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Isa 14:1
72%
1For Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
Isa 65:9
71%
9And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
Isa 44:21
71%
21Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
Isa 45:4
71%
4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
Amos 3:1
71%
1Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Jer 2:4
71%
4Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
Isa 49:3
71%
3and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
Ps 148:14
70%
14And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye Jehovah.
1 Chr 17:21-22
2 verses
70%
21And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, to make thee a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemest out of Egypt?
22For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.
Ps 132:13
70%
13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
Ps 77:15
70%
15Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. {H5542}
Isa 29:23
70%
23But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name; yea, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the God of Israel.
Deut 4:37
70%
37And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out with his presence, with his great power, out of Egypt;
1 Kgs 8:53
70%
53For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.
Ps 114:2
70%
2Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Ps 105:43
70%
43And he brought forth his people with joy, [And] his chosen with singing.
Ps 78:70
70%
70He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds:
Deut 26:18
69%
18and Jehovah hath avouched thee this day to be a people for his own possession, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
Lev 25:55
69%
55For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.
Ps 105:26
69%
26He sent Moses his servant, [And] Aaron whom he had chosen.
Ps 47:4
69%
4He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah
Exod 19:6
69%
6and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Amos 9:7
69%
7Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
2 Sam 7:23
69%
23And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?
Ps 136:22
69%
22Even a heritage unto Israel his servant; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: