1 Chronicles 16:17 (GNV)

Passage

And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:15 Remember his couenant for euer, and the worde, which hee commanded to a thousand generations:

1 Chronicles 16:16 Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:

1 Chronicles 16:17 And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,

1 Chronicles 16:18 Saying, To thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.

1 Chronicles 16:19 When ye were fewe in number, yea, a very fewe, and strangers therein,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "confirmed", "iaakob", "israel", "euerlasting", and "couenant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "confirmed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Which he made with Abraham and his..." into verse 18's "Saying To thee will I giue the...", so "hath" and "confirmed" 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 "hath" and "confirmed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.