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1 Chronicles 16:11

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What does 1 Chronicles 16:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
1 Chronicles 16:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8O give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his doings among the peoples.
9Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvellous works.
10Glory ye in his holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
11Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
12Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
13O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14He is Jehovah our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a service out of which grew the more elaborate service of the temple. The language of much of the passage is remarkably archaic, and there can be no reasonable doubt that it is in the main an extract from a record of the time of David. 1 Chronicles 16:5 The occurrence of the name “Jeiel” twice in this list is considered suspicious. Hence, the first “Jeiel” is thought to be a corrupt reading for “Aziel” 1 Chronicles 15:20, or “Jaaziel” 1 Chronicles 15:18. 1 Chronicles 16:8 The Psalm here put before us…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Seek: Amo 5:6; Zep 2:2, Zep 2:3 his strength: Ch2 6:41; Psa 68:35, Psa 78:61 seek his: Psa 4:6, Psa 27:8, Psa 27:9, Psa 67:1 1 Chronicles 16:12”
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