NET Bible
"He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,"
— 1 Chronicles 16:17, NET Bible
“And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,”
“And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant, ”
“He confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,”
“And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:”
“And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;”
“And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,”
He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.
Remember continually his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations–
the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,
saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,
they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another.