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Do no harm to My prophets!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Saying</i>, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Saying,</i> “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do not harm My prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones, And against My prophets do no evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not touch My anointed ones or harm My prophets.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and telling them, "Don't touch my chosen leaders or harm my prophets!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />'Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Don't touch my chosen ones, and don't hurt my prophets!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />saying, "Don't touch my anointed ones! Don't harm my prophets!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not come against My anointed ones, "" And do no evil against My prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not touch upon my Messiah, and upon my prophets ye shall not do evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Touch not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />‘Do not touch my Christ. And do not malign my prophets.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch my anointed, to my prophets do no harm.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Saying, Touch not my anointed ones and do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to them: ‘You shall not touch my Anointed Ones, and to my Prophets you shall not do evil.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Touch not Mine anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />saying, Touch not my anointed ones, and deal not wrongfully with my prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=4754" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/16.htm">David's Psalm of Thanksgiving</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf: <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">‘Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: tig·gə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touch</a> <a href="/hebrew/4899.htm" title="4899: bim·šî·ḥāy (Prep-b:: Adj-mpc:: 1cs) -- Anointed. From mashach; anointed; usually a consecrated person; specifically, the Messiah.">My anointed ones!</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: tā·rê·‘ū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">harm</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: ū·ḇin·ḇî·’ay (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">to My prophets!’</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15</a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3-7</a></span><br />One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.” / Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? / Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-17.htm">Genesis 12:17</a></span><br />The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Genesis 26:11</a></span><br />So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Exodus 7:1-2</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. / You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6-8</a></span><br />He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. / But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. / I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm">2 Kings 2:23-24</a></span><br />From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” / Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Zechariah 2:8</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40-42</a></span><br />He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. / Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. / And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-36</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Luke 10:16</a></span><br />Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-20.htm">John 13:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-4.htm">Acts 9:4-5</a></span><br />He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” / “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-38.htm">Acts 5:38-39</a></span><br />So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail. / But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Romans 1:1-2</a></span><br />Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God— / the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.</p><p class="hdg">Touch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-16.htm">1 Kings 19:16</a></b></br> And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint <i>to be</i> king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint <i>to be</i> prophet in thy room.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15</a></b></br> <i>Saying</i>, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/2-27.htm">1 John 2:27</a></b></br> But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.</p><p class="hdg">prophets</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-7.htm">Genesis 20:7</a></b></br> Now therefore restore the man <i>his</i> wife; for he <i>is</i> a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore <i>her</i> not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that <i>are</i> thine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Genesis 27:39,40</a></b></br> And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-19.htm">Genesis 48:19,20</a></b></br> And his father refused, and said, I know <i>it</i>, my son, I know <i>it</i>: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/14-8.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-10.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-40.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-13.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-18.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-21.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-22.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezra/4-22.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-27.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-8.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-5.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/job/1-11.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-22.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">David's festival sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-4.htm">He orders a choir to sing thanksgiving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-7.htm">The psalm of thanksgiving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm">He appoints ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend the ark</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Hebrew text, the word for "touch" is "naga," which can mean to physically touch or to strike. This command underscores the sanctity and protection that God places over His chosen individuals. Historically, this reflects the divine protection over Israel's leaders and prophets, emphasizing that they are under God's sovereign care. It serves as a reminder of the respect and reverence due to those whom God has set apart for His purposes.<p><b>My anointed ones</b><br />The term "anointed ones" comes from the Hebrew word "mashiach," which is often translated as "Messiah" or "anointed." In the Old Testament context, this referred to kings, priests, and prophets who were consecrated for God's service through the anointing of oil. This anointing symbolized the Holy Spirit's empowerment and God's selection. Theologically, it points to the special role and authority given by God to these individuals. In a broader sense, it foreshadows the ultimate Anointed One, Jesus Christ, who fulfills the roles of prophet, priest, and king.<p><b>do no harm</b><br />The phrase "do no harm" is a further reinforcement of the command to protect and respect God's chosen servants. The Hebrew word "ra'a" used here can mean to do evil or to cause injury. This injunction highlights the seriousness with which God views the treatment of His representatives. It serves as a warning against any actions that would undermine or oppose God's work through His anointed ones. This reflects a broader biblical principle of justice and righteousness, where God defends and vindicates His people.<p><b>to My prophets</b><br />"Prophets" in this context refers to those who are called to speak God's word to His people. The Hebrew word "nabi" denotes someone who is a spokesperson for God, conveying His messages and revelations. Prophets played a crucial role in guiding, correcting, and encouraging the nation of Israel. They were often met with resistance and persecution, yet God assures their protection. This phrase underscores the importance of heeding God's messengers and respecting their divine commission. It also serves as a reminder of the enduring relevance of prophetic voices in guiding the faithful according to God's will.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Saying.</span>--Omitted in the Hebrew, as in <a href="/psalms/2-6.htm" title="Yet have I set my king on my holy hill of Zion.">Psalm 2:6</a>, and perhaps at the end of <a href="/1_chronicles/16-7.htm" title="Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brothers.">1Chronicles 16:7</a>, <span class= "ital">supra.</span><p><span class= "bld">Mine anointed</span> (ones).--Plural of <span class= "ital">Messiah.</span> Abraham and Sarah were to be progenitors of <span class= "ital">kings</span> (<a href="/genesis/17-16.htm" title="And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her: yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.">Genesis 17:16</a>). (Comp. <a href="/genesis/23-6.htm" title="Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchers bury your dead; none of us shall withhold from you his sepulcher, but that you may bury your dead.">Genesis 23:6</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">My prophets.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">do no harm against my prophets</span>--a construction unparalleled elsewhere. Psalms 105 has the usual expression, "to my prophets." (See Genesis 12, 20, 26 for the passages of patriarchal history to which allusion is here made.)<p>We have now reached the first "seam" in this composite ode. Psalms 105 naturally continues its historic proof of Jehovah's faithfulness, by reference to the sojourn in Egypt, the Exodus, the wanderings, and the occupation of Canaan. Here, however, this train of thought is abruptly broken off, and a fresh start made in <a href="/1_chronicles/16-23.htm" title="Sing to the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation.">1Chronicles 16:23</a> with Psalms 96. The author, or authors, who compiled this hymn of praise "strung together familiar psalms as a sort of mosaic, to give approximate expression to the festive strains and feelings of the day (<span class= "ital">Delitzsch</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">‘Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">touch</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּגְּעוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(tig·gə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My anointed ones;</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּמְשִׁיחָ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(bim·šî·ḥāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4899.htm">Strong's 4899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do no harm</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to My prophets.’</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִנְבִיאַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇin·ḇî·’ay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 16:22 Saying Don't touch my anointed ones! 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