1 Chronicles 16:22

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“‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’”

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BSBPD

“‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 16:22 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 20:7Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
  2. Genesis 27:39His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.
  3. Genesis 48:19But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
  4. Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
  5. 1 Kings 19:16You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
  6. Psalms 105:15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
  7. 1 John 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

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