1 Chronicles 17:22
For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God.
Cross-reference
1 Peter 2:9 applies the 'people for his own possession' language to the church, extending Israel's identity to believers.
Romans 11:2-12 argues that God preserved a remnant, confirming His faithfulness to the people He chose forever.
Deuteronomy 7:6-8 explains God's choice of Israel as His treasured possession out of love and because of His oath to the fathers — the basis for the relationship.
Deuteronomy 26:18 records God's declaration that Israel is His treasured possession, mirroring the covenantal affirmation.
Romans 11:1 affirms God has not rejected His people, reinforcing the everlasting covenant from 1 Chronicles.
1 Samuel 12:22 uses nearly identical language — God made Israel His people for His name's sake — reinforcing the same truth.
Romans 9:26 continues the same theme: those once 'not my people' become 'sons of the living God', echoing God's people-making.
Romans 9:25 applies God's 'my people' declaration to Gentiles, showing the promise extends beyond ethnic Israel.
Genesis 17:7 contains the same covenant formula — God promising to be God to Abraham and his descendants, which finds fulfillment here.
Jeremiah 31:33 echoes 'I will be their God, and they shall be my people' in the new covenant promise, showing the enduring nature of the covenant.
Zechariah 13:9 prophesies a future reaffirmation of the same covenant formula — 'They are my people' and 'The Lord is my God' — after refinement.
Romans 9:4 lists the privileges belonging to Israel — adoption, covenants, promises — which result from God making them His people.
2 Chronicles 9:8 explicitly says God loved Israel and would establish them forever, directly echoing 1 Chronicles 17:22.
2 Samuel 7:24 is the parallel account with identical wording about God making Israel His people forever.
Exodus 19:5 ties Israel's status as God's treasured possession to obedience, highlighting the conditional aspect of the covenant.
Deuteronomy 26:19 promises that God will set Israel high above nations as His holy people — the honor associated with being God's people.
Exodus 19:6 gives Israel the specific role of a kingdom of priests and holy nation, expanding on what it means to be God's people.
1 Kings 10:9 cites God's love for Israel as reason for establishing Solomon's throne, echoing the enduring covenant.