1 Chronicles 16:11
16:10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
KJV
Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
What does 1 Chronicles 16:11 mean?
1 Chronicles 16:11 is a verse in the book of 1 Chronicles, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּרַשׁ (dârash), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), עֹז (ʻôz). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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HENRY_FULL · 1 Chronicles 16:2–11
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
1 Samuel 28:4And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
1 Samuel 29:1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
1 Samuel 29:2And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
1 Samuel 31:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. slain: or, wounded
1 Samuel 31:2And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
2 Samuel 1:6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
2 Samuel 1:21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
2 Samuel 21:12And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
1 Chronicles 16:8Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Chronicles 16:11.
A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. careth: Heb. seeketh
Deuteronomy 4:29But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Genesis 3:8And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind
Genesis 4:16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Genesis 4:6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 6:7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast
Genesis 7:1And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Judges 6:29And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
Frequently asked questions
What does 1 Chronicles 16:11 say?
1 Chronicles 16:11 (King James Version) reads: "Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually."
Is 1 Chronicles 16:11 in the Old or New Testament?
1 Chronicles 16:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Chronicles.
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