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- 1 Chronicles
- Chapter 16
- Verse 31
1 Chronicles 16:31
“Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18701 Chronicles 16:4-42
This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let the heavens be glad - "Let the supreme angels be glad, and the inhabitants of the earth rejoice." - T. In this place…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 16:7-36
We have here the thanksgiving psalm which David, by the Spirit, composed, and delivered to the chief musician, to be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and letmen say Psa 96:10, say[ye]. The clause is displaced in Chron.; cp. note on 1Ch 16:30.
The Lord reigneth i.e. the…
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