Verse 4

Howbeit Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} chose{H977} me out of all the house{H1004} of my father{H1} to be king{H4428} over Israel{H3478} for ever:{H5769} for he hath chosen{H977} Judah{H3063} to be prince;{H5057} and in the house{H1004} of Judah,{H3063} the house{H1004} of my father;{H1} and among the sons{H1121} of my father{H1} he took pleasure{H7521} in me to make me king{H4427} over all Israel;{H3478}

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 5:2 : 2 For Judah{H3063} prevailed{H1396} above his brethren,{H251} and of him came the prince;{H5057} but the birthright{H1062} was Joseph's),{H3130}
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Samuel,{H8050} How long wilt thou mourn{H56} for Saul,{H7586} seeing I have rejected{H3988} him from being king{H4427} over Israel?{H3478} fill{H4390} thy horn{H7161} with oil,{H8081} and go:{H3212} I will send{H7971} thee to Jesse{H3448} the Beth-lehemite;{H1022} for I have provided{H7200} me a king{H4428} among his sons.{H1121}
  • 1 Sam 16:6-9 : 6 And it came to pass, when they were come,{H935} that he looked{H7200} on Eliab,{H446} and said,{H559} Surely Jehovah's{H3068} anointed{H4899} is before him. 7 But Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Samuel,{H8050} Look{H5027} not on his countenance,{H4758} or on the height{H1364} of his stature;{H6967} because I have rejected{H3988} him: for [Jehovah seeth] not as man{H120} seeth;{H7200} for man{H120} looketh{H7200} on the outward appearance,{H5869} but Jehovah{H3068} looketh{H7200} on the heart.{H3824} 8 Then Jesse{H3448} called{H7121} Abinadab,{H41} and made him pass{H5674} before{H6440} Samuel.{H8050} And he said,{H559} Neither hath Jehovah{H3068} chosen{H977} this. 9 Then Jesse{H3448} made Shammah{H8048} to pass by.{H5674} And he said,{H559} Neither hath Jehovah{H3068} chosen{H977} this. 10 And Jesse{H3448} made seven{H7651} of his sons{H1121} to pass{H5674} before{H6440} Samuel.{H8050} And Samuel{H8050} said{H559} unto Jesse,{H3448} Jehovah{H3068} hath not chosen{H977} these. 11 And Samuel{H8050} said{H559} unto Jesse,{H3448} Are here all{H8552} thy children?{H5288} And he said,{H559} There remaineth{H7604} yet the youngest,{H6996} and, behold, he is keeping{H7462} the sheep.{H6629} And Samuel{H8050} said{H559} unto Jesse,{H3448} Send{H7971} and fetch{H3947} him; for we will not sit down{H5437} till he come{H935} hither.{H6311} 12 And he sent,{H7971} and brought him in.{H935} Now he was ruddy,{H132} and withal{H5973} of a beautiful{H3303} countenance,{H5869} and goodly{H2896} to{H7210} look upon. And Jehovah{H3068} said,{H559} Arise,{H6965} anoint{H4886} him; for this is he. 13 Then Samuel{H8050} took{H3947} the horn{H7161} of oil,{H8081} and anointed{H4886} him in the midst{H7130} of his brethren:{H251} and the Spirit{H7307} of Jehovah{H3068} came{H6743} mightily upon David{H1732} from that day{H3117} forward.{H4605} So Samuel{H8050} rose up,{H6965} and went{H3212} to Ramah.{H7414}
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah,{H3063} thee shall thy brethren{H251} praise:{H3034} Thy hand{H3027} shall be on the neck{H6203} of thine enemies;{H341} Thy father's{H1} sons{H1121} shall bow down{H7812} before thee. 9 Judah{H3063} is a lion's{H738} whelp;{H1482} From the prey,{H2964} my son,{H1121} thou art gone up:{H5927} He stooped down,{H3766} he couched{H7257} as a lion,{H3833} And as a lioness;{H3833} who shall rouse him up?{H6965} 10 The sceptre{H7626} shall not depart{H5493} from Judah,{H3063} Nor the ruler's{H2710} staff from between his feet,{H7272} Until{H3588} Shiloh{H7886} come;{H935} And unto him shall the obedience{H3349} of the peoples{H5971} be.
  • 1 Chr 17:23 : 23 And now, O Jehovah,{H3068} let the word{H1697} that thou hast spoken{H1696} concerning thy servant,{H5650} and concerning his house,{H1004} be established{H539} for{H5704} ever,{H5769} and do{H6213} as thou hast spoken.{H1696}
  • 1 Chr 17:27 : 27 and now it hath pleased{H2974} thee to bless{H1288} the house{H1004} of thy servant,{H5650} that it may continue for ever{H5769} before{H6440} thee: for thou, O Jehovah,{H3068} hast blessed,{H1288} and it is blessed{H1288} for ever.{H5769}
  • Ps 18:19 : 19 He brought me forth{H3318} also into a large place;{H4800} He delivered{H2502} me, because he delighted{H2654} in me.
  • Ps 60:7 : 7 Gilead{H1568} is mine, and Manasseh{H4519} is mine; Ephraim{H669} also is the defence{H4581} of my head;{H7218} Judah{H3063} is my sceptre.{H2710}
  • Ps 78:68-72 : 68 But chose{H977} the tribe{H7626} of Judah,{H3063} The mount{H2022} Zion{H6726} which he loved.{H157} 69 And he built{H1129} his sanctuary{H4720} like the heights,{H7311} Like the earth{H776} which he hath established{H3245} for ever.{H5769} 70 He chose{H977} David{H1732} also his servant,{H5650} And took{H3947} him from the sheepfolds:{H4356} 71 From following{H310} the ewes that have their young{H5763} he brought{H935} him, To be the shepherd{H7462} of Jacob{H3290} his people,{H5971} and Israel{H3478} his inheritance.{H5159} 72 So he was their shepherd{H7462} according to the integrity{H8537} of his heart,{H3824} And guided{H5148} them by the skilfulness{H8394} of his hands.{H3709}
  • Ps 89:16-27 : 16 In thy name{H8034} do they rejoice{H1523} all the day;{H3117} And in thy righteousness{H6666} are they exalted.{H7311} 17 For thou art the glory{H8597} of their strength;{H5797} And in thy favor{H7522} our horn{H7161} shall be exalted.{H7311} 18 For our shield{H4043} belongeth unto Jehovah;{H3068} And our king{H4428} to the Holy One{H6918} of Israel.{H3478} 19 Then thou spakest{H1696} in vision{H2377} to thy saints,{H2623} And saidst,{H559} I have laid{H7737} help{H5828} upon one that is mighty;{H1368} I have exalted{H7311} one chosen{H977} out of the people.{H5971} 20 I have found{H4672} David{H1732} my servant;{H5650} With my holy{H6944} oil{H8081} have I anointed{H4886} him: 21 With whom my hand{H3027} shall be established;{H3559} Mine arm{H2220} also shall strengthen{H553} him. 22 The enemy{H341} shall not exact{H5378} from him, Nor the son{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} afflict{H6031} him. 23 And I will beat down{H3807} his adversaries{H6862} before him,{H6440} And smite{H5062} them that hate{H8130} him. 24 But my faithfulness{H530} and my lovingkindness{H2617} shall be with him; And in my name{H8034} shall his horn{H7161} be exalted.{H7311} 25 I will set{H7760} his hand{H3027} also on the sea,{H3220} And his right hand{H3225} on the rivers.{H5104} 26 He shall cry{H7121} unto me, Thou art my Father,{H1} My God,{H410} and the rock{H6697} of my salvation.{H3444} 27 I also will make{H5414} him [my] first-born,{H1060} The highest{H5945} of the kings{H4428} of the earth.{H776}
  • Ps 108:8 : 8 Gilead{H1568} is mine; Manasseh{H4519} is mine; Ephraim{H669} also is the defence{H4581} of my head;{H7218} Judah{H3063} is my sceptre.{H2710}
  • Ps 147:10-11 : 10 He delighteth{H2654} not in the strength{H1369} of the horse:{H5483} He taketh no pleasure{H7521} in the legs{H7785} of a man.{H376} 11 Jehovah{H3068} taketh pleasure{H7521} in them that fear{H3373} him, In those that hope{H3176} in his lovingkindness.{H2617}
  • Heb 7:14 : 14 For{G1063} it is evident{G4271} that{G3754} our{G2257} Lord{G2962} hath sprung{G393} out of{G1537} Judah;{G2448} as to{G1519} which{G3739} tribe{G5443} Moses{G3475} spake{G2980} nothing{G3762} concerning{G4012} priests.{G2420}
  • 1 Sam 26:1 : 1 And the Ziphites{H2130} came{H935} unto Saul{H7586} to Gibeah,{H1390} saying,{H559} Doth not David{H1732} hide{H5641} himself in the hill{H1389} of Hachilah,{H2444} which is before{H6440} the desert?{H3452}
  • 2 Sam 7:8-9 : 8 Now therefore thus shalt thou say{H559} unto my servant{H5650} David,{H1732} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} I took{H3947} thee from the sheepcote,{H5116} from following{H310} the sheep,{H6629} that thou shouldest be prince{H5057} over my people,{H5971} over Israel;{H3478} 9 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest,{H1980} and have cut off{H3772} all thine enemies{H341} from before thee;{H6440} and I will make{H6213} thee a great{H1419} name,{H8034} like unto the name{H8034} of the great{H1419} ones that are in the earth.{H776} 10 And I will appoint{H7760} a place{H4725} for my people{H5971} Israel,{H3478} and will plant{H5193} them, that they may dwell{H7931} in their own place, and be moved{H7264} no more; neither shall the children{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} afflict{H6031} them any more,{H3254} as at the first,{H7223} 11 and [as] from the day{H3117} that I commanded{H6680} judges{H8199} to be over my people{H5971} Israel;{H3478} and I will cause thee to rest{H5117} from all thine enemies.{H341} Moreover Jehovah{H3068} telleth{H5046} thee that Jehovah will make{H6213} thee a house.{H1004} 12 When thy days{H3117} are fulfilled,{H4390} and thou shalt sleep{H7901} with thy fathers,{H1} I will set up{H6965} thy seed{H2233} after{H310} thee, that shall proceed{H3318} out of thy bowels,{H4578} and I will establish{H3559} his kingdom.{H4467} 13 He shall build{H1129} a house{H1004} for my name,{H8034} and I will establish{H3559} the throne{H3678} of his kingdom{H4467} for{H5704} ever.{H5769} 14 I will be his father,{H1} and he shall be my son:{H1121} if he commit iniquity,{H5753} I will chasten{H3198} him with the rod{H7626} of men,{H582} and with the stripes{H5061} of the children{H1121} of men;{H120} 15 but my lovingkindness{H2617} shall not depart from{H5493} him, as I took{H5493} it from Saul,{H7586} whom I put away{H5493} before{H6440} thee. 16 And thy house{H1004} and thy kingdom{H4467} shall be made{H539} sure for{H5704} ever{H5769} before{H6440} thee: thy throne{H3678} shall be established{H3559} for{H5704} ever.{H5769}