1 Chronicles 16:22 (YLT)

Passage

Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:20 And they go up and down, From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.

1 Chronicles 16:21 He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:

1 Chronicles 16:22 Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.

1 Chronicles 16:23 Sing to Jehovah, all the earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.

1 Chronicles 16:24 Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "against", "mine", "anointed", "ones", "prophets", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "against", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "He hath not suffered any to oppress..." into verse 23's "Sing to Jehovah all the earth Proclaim...", so "come" and "against" 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 "come" and "against" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.