1 Chronicles 16:18 (DRB)

Passage

Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:16 The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac.

1 Chronicles 16:17 And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

1 Chronicles 16:18 Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance.

1 Chronicles 16:19 When they were but a small number: very few and sojourners in it.

1 Chronicles 16:20 And they passed from nation to nation: and from a kingdom to another people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "thee", "give", "land", "chanaan", and "inheritance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saying" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And he appointed the same to Jacob..." into verse 19's "When they were but a small number...", so "saying" and "thee" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saying" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.