1 Chronicles 5:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's.

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  • Mic 5:2 : 2 But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origins have been from of old, from everlasting.
  • Matt 2:6 : 6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule my people Israel.
  • Heb 7:14 : 14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
  • Ps 60:7 : 7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the strength of My head; Judah is My lawgiver;
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise: your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Ps 108:8 : 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is his name by which he shall be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  • Ps 78:68-71 : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established forever. 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 And one of the elders said to me, Weep not; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to break its seven seals.
  • Rom 8:29 : 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
  • Gen 49:26 : 26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors to the utmost bounds of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
  • Num 2:3 : 3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, those of the standard of the camp of Judah shall camp throughout their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
  • Num 7:12 : 12 And he who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
  • Josh 14:6 : 6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, You know the thing that the LORD said to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadeshbarnea.
  • Judg 1:2 : 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.
  • 1 Sam 16:10 : 10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The LORD has not chosen these.
  • 1 Sam 16:12 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
  • 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 And David reigned over all Israel, and David executed judgment and justice for all his people.
  • Gen 35:23 : 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

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  • 1 Chr 5:1
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    1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned according to the birthright.

  • Matt 1:2
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    2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;

  • Gen 48:17-19
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    17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.

    18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put your right hand upon his head.

    19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.

  • Exod 1:2
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    2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

  • Gen 49:26
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    26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors to the utmost bounds of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

  • Gen 49:8
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    8 Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise: your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you.

  • 1 Chr 5:3
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    3 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

  • Gen 49:3
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    3 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.

  • Gen 35:23
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    23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

  • 1 Chr 2:1-2
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    1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

    2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

  • Gen 48:13-14
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    13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near to him.

    14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

  • 2 Chr 21:3
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    3 Their father gave them great gifts of silver, gold, and precious things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

  • Deut 21:17
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    17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated as the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

  • Josh 15:20
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    20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

  • Judg 1:2
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    2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

  • Gen 48:5
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    5 And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

  • Acts 7:9
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    9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him,

  • Gen 46:28
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    28 And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

  • Deut 33:16
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    16 And for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brothers.

  • Hos 12:3
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    3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

  • Gen 37:3
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    3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

  • Mic 5:3
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    3 Therefore he will give them up, until the time that she who labors has brought forth; then the remnant of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.

  • Gen 44:14
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    14 And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; for he was still there: and they fell before him on the ground.

  • Deut 33:7
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    7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be a help to him from his enemies.