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Psalm 78:68
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Psalm 78:68
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68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion (A)which He loved.
Psalm 78:68
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Psalm 78:68
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Psalm 78:68
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Psalm 78:68
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68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
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Psalm 87:2
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Psalm 87:2
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2 (A)The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Psalm 87:2
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Psalm 87:2
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2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion(A)
more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
Psalm 87:2
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Psalm 87:2
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2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
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Psalm 132:12-14
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Psalm 132:12-14
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12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”
13 (A)For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His [a]dwelling place:
14 “This(B) is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 132:13 home
Psalm 132:12-14
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Psalm 132:12-14
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Psalm 132:12-14
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Psalm 132:12-14
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12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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6 (A)Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I (B)have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? (B)Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to (C)Jesse the Bethlehemite. For (D)I have [a]provided Myself a king among his sons.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:1 Lit. seen
1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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Ruth 4:17-22
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Ruth 4:17-22
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17 (A)Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 (B)Now this is the genealogy of Perez: (C)Perez begot Hezron; 19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; 20 Amminadab begot (D)Nahshon, and Nahshon begot (E)Salmon;[a] 21 Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; 22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot (F)David.
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- Ruth 4:20 Heb. Salmah
Ruth 4:17-22
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Ruth 4:17-22
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17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse,(A) the father of David.(B)
The Genealogy of David(C)
18 This, then, is the family line of Perez(D):
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- Ruth 4:20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma
Ruth 4:17-22
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Ruth 4:17-22
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17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
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Genesis 49:8-10
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Genesis 49:8-10
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8 “Judah,(A) you are he whom your brothers shall praise;
(B)Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(C)Your father’s children shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (D)a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(E)He [a]bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
10 (F)The [b]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (G)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(H)Until Shiloh comes;
(I)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:9 couches
- Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship
Genesis 49:8-10
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Genesis 49:8-10
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8 “Judah,[a](A) your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck(B) of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.(C)
9 You are a lion’s(D) cub,(E) Judah;(F)
you return from the prey,(G) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(H)
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[b]
until he to whom it belongs[c] shall come(I)
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(J)
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
- Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
- Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Genesis 49:8-10
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Genesis 49:8-10
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8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
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