1 Chronicles 16:18-22

16:18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as the portion of your inheritance.”

16:19 When they were few in number,

just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

16:20 they wandered from nation to nation,

and from one kingdom to another. ¹ 

16:21 He let no one oppress them,

he disciplined kings for their sake,

16:22 saying, ²  “Don’t touch my anointed ones!

Don’t harm my prophets!”

[16:20]  ¹ tn Heb “and from a kingdom to another nation.”

[16:22]  ¹ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.