1 Chronicles 16:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,”
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BSBPD
“When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 16:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
- Deuteronomy 7:7The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
- Acts 7:5He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
- Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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