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2 Chronicles 6:6
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place for my name to be honored, and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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1 Chronicles 28:4
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1 Chronicles 28:4
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4 “Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father’s family. And from among my father’s sons the Lord was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
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1 Chronicles 28:4
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1 Chronicles 28:4
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4 “Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me(A) from my whole family(B) to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah(C) as leader, and from the tribe of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.(D)
2 Chronicles 12:13
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2 Chronicles 12:13
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Summary of Rehoboam’s Reign
13 King Rehoboam firmly established himself in Jerusalem and continued to rule. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah, a woman from Ammon.
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2 Chronicles 12:13
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2 Chronicles 12:13
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13 King Rehoboam established(A) himself firmly in Jerusalem and continued as king. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name.(B) His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.
Psalm 132:13
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Psalm 132:13
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13 For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem[a];
he has desired it for his home.
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- 132:13 Hebrew Zion.
Psalm 132:13
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Psalm 132:13
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Psalm 48:1
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Psalm 48:1
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Psalm 48
A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah.
1 How great is the Lord,
how deserving of praise,
in the city of our God,
which sits on his holy mountain!
Psalm 48:1
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Psalm 48:1
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Psalm 48[a]
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
Psalm 89:19-20
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Psalm 89:19-20
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19 Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people.
You said, “I have raised up a warrior.
I have selected him from the common people to be king.
20 I have found my servant David.
I have anointed him with my holy oil.
Psalm 89:19-20
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Psalm 89:19-20
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Psalm 78:68-70
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Psalm 78:68-70
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68 He chose instead the tribe of Judah,
and Mount Zion, which he loved.
69 There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens,
as solid and enduring as the earth.
70 He chose his servant David,
calling him from the sheep pens.
Psalm 78:68-70
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Psalm 78:68-70
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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Samuel Anoints David as King
16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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Isaiah 14:32
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Isaiah 14:32
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32 What should we tell the Philistine messengers? Tell them,
“The Lord has built Jerusalem[a];
its walls will give refuge to his oppressed people.”
Footnotes
- 14:32 Hebrew Zion.
Isaiah 14:32
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Isaiah 14:32
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