1 Chronicles 16:20

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.”

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BSBPD

“they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they went about from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they go up and down, From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 16:20 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 12:10Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
  2. Genesis 20:1Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
  3. Genesis 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
  4. Genesis 46:6They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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