Psalm 78:68
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68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which he (A)loves.
Psalm 87:2
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2 the Lord (A)loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
Psalm 132:12-14
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12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall (A)sit on your throne.”
13 For the Lord has (B)chosen Zion;
he has (C)desired it for his dwelling place:
14 “This is my (D)resting place forever;
here I will (E)dwell, for I have desired it.
2 Chronicles 6:6
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6 (A)but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, (B)and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
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1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 The Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you grieve over Saul, since (B)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? (C)Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, (D)for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”
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Ruth 4:17-22
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17 (A)And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
The Genealogy of David
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: (B)Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 (C)Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
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Genesis 49:8-10
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8 “Judah, (A)your brothers shall praise you;
(B)your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(C)your father's sons shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (D)a lion's cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(E)He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10 The (F)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff (G)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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