Parallel Verses
Amplified
He allowed no man to oppress or exploit them,
And, He reproved and punished kings for their sakes, saying,
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Holman Bible
He rebuked kings on their behalf:
International Standard Version
he did not let anyone wrong them. He warned kings on their behalf,
A Conservative Version
He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
American Standard Version
He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Bible in Basic English
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
Darby Translation
He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved kings for their sakes,
Julia Smith Translation
And he permitted not to a man to oppress them: and for them he will reprove kings:
King James 2000
He allowed no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Lexham Expanded Bible
he did not allow anyone to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on their account,
Modern King James verseion
He did not allow any man to do them wrong. Yea, He reproved kings for their sakes,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He suffered no man to do them wrong: But rebuked kings for their sakes.
NET Bible
He let no one oppress them, he disciplined kings for their sake,
New Heart English Bible
He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
The Emphasized Bible
He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved - for their sakes - kings!
Webster
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
World English Bible
He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Youngs Literal Translation
He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:
Themes
Praise » Of david » On bringing the ark of the covenant to zion
Prophets » God avenged all injuries done to
Psalms » Of david » Upon the occasion of moving the ark of the covenant
Interlinear
Yanach
`ashaq
Yakach
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 16:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Psalm Of Thanksgiving
20
When they wandered from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people,
He allowed no man to oppress or exploit them,
And, He reproved and punished kings for their sakes, saying,
“Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
Names
Cross References
Genesis 12:17
But the Lord punished Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.
Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night, and said, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken [as your wife], for she is another man’s wife.”
Exodus 7:15-18
Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he is going out to the water, and wait for him on the bank of the Nile; and you shall take in your hand the staff that was turned into a serpent.
Genesis 31:24
God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob, either good or bad.”
Genesis 31:29
It is in my power to harm you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to speak to Jacob, either good or bad.’
Genesis 31:42
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and [the Feared One] of Isaac, had not been with me, most certainly you would have sent me away now empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and humiliation and the [exhausting] labor of my hands, so He rendered judgment and rebuked you last night.”
Exodus 9:13-18
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.