1 Chronicles 16:20 (DRB)

Passage

And they passed from nation to nation: and from a kingdom to another people.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 16:21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: and reproved kings for their sake.

1 Chronicles 16:22 Touch not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "passed", "nation", "kingdom", "another", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "passed" and "nation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "When they were but a small number..." into verse 21's "He suffered no man to do them...", so "passed" and "nation" 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 "passed" and "nation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.