Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 16:13
O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator addresses the descendants of Jacob and Israel during a corporate worship assembly, positioned between calls to remember God's past acts and declarations of His present sovereignty.
The words — זֶ֚רַע (Ze.ra') translates literally to "offspring," and בְּחִירָֽי/ו (be.chi.Ra/v) means "his chosen ones," directly labeling the audience as God's elect lineage.
The thread — This designation of Israel as God's treasured possession and chosen people appears in Exodus 19:5, Psalm 135:4, and 1 Peter 2:9.
Why it lands — The text identifies the audience as divinely selected and calls readers to ground their self-understanding in God's historical actions rather than human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Cross-references
- Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Psalms 135:4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.
- 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Genesis 28:13 And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
- Genesis 35:10 And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
- Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.