Verse 4

Howbeit the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478} chose{H977}{(H8799)} me before all the house{H1004} of my father{H1} to be king{H4428} over Israel{H3478} for ever{H5769}: for he hath chosen{H977}{(H8804)} Judah{H3063} to be the ruler{H5057}; and of the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063}, the house{H1004} of my father{H1}; and among the sons{H1121} of my father{H1} he liked{H7521}{(H8804)} me to make me king{H4427}{(H8687)} over all Israel{H3478}:

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 5:2 : 2 For Judah{H3063} prevailed{H1396}{(H8804)} above his brethren{H251}, and of him came the chief ruler{H5057}; but the birthright{H1062} was Joseph's{H3130}:)
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Samuel{H8050}, How long wilt thou mourn{H56}{(H8693)} for Saul{H7586}, seeing I have rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} him from reigning{H4427}{(H8800)} over Israel{H3478}? fill{H4390}{(H8761)} thine horn{H7161} with oil{H8081}, and go{H3212}{(H8798)}, I will send{H7971}{(H8799)} thee to Jesse{H3448} the Bethlehemite{H1022}: for I have provided{H7200}{(H8804)} me a king{H4428} among his sons{H1121}.
  • 1 Sam 16:6-9 : 6 And it came to pass, when they were come{H935}{(H8800)}, that he looked{H7200}{(H8799)} on Eliab{H446}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Surely the LORD'S{H3068} anointed{H4899} is before him. 7 But the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Samuel{H8050}, Look{H5027}{(H8686)} not on his countenance{H4758}, or on the height{H1364} of his stature{H6967}; because I have refused{H3988}{(H8804)} him: for the LORD seeth not as man{H120} seeth{H7200}{(H8799)}; for man{H120} looketh{H7200}{(H8799)} on the outward appearance{H5869}, but the LORD{H3068} looketh{H7200}{(H8799)} on the heart{H3824}. 8 Then Jesse{H3448} called{H7121}{(H8799)} Abinadab{H41}, and made him pass{H5674}{(H8686)} before{H6440} Samuel{H8050}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Neither hath the LORD{H3068} chosen{H977}{(H8804)} this. 9 Then Jesse{H3448} made Shammah{H8048} to pass by{H5674}{(H8686)}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Neither hath the LORD{H3068} chosen{H977}{(H8804)} this. 10 Again, Jesse{H3448} made seven{H7651} of his sons{H1121} to pass{H5674}{(H8686)} before{H6440} Samuel{H8050}. And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jesse{H3448}, The LORD{H3068} hath not chosen{H977}{(H8804)} these. 11 And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jesse{H3448}, Are here all{H8552}{(H8804)} thy children{H5288}? And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, There remaineth{H7604}{(H8804)} yet the youngest{H6996}, and, behold, he keepeth{H7462}{(H8802)} the sheep{H6629}. And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jesse{H3448}, Send{H7971}{(H8798)} and fetch{H3947}{(H8798)} him: for we will not sit down{H5437}{(H8799)} till he come{H935}{(H8800)} hither{H6311}. 12 And he sent{H7971}{(H8799)}, and brought him in{H935}{(H8686)}. Now he was ruddy{H132}, and withal{H5973} of a beautiful{H3303} countenance{H5869}, and goodly{H2896} to look to{H7210}. And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, anoint{H4886}{(H8798)} him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel{H8050} took{H3947}{(H8799)} the horn{H7161} of oil{H8081}, and anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} him in the midst{H7130} of his brethren{H251}: and the Spirit{H7307} of the LORD{H3068} came{H6743}{(H8799)} upon David{H1732} from that day{H3117} forward{H4605}. So Samuel{H8050} rose up{H6965}{(H8799)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Ramah{H7414}.
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah{H3063}, thou art he whom thy brethren{H251} shall praise{H3034}{(H8686)}: thy hand{H3027} shall be in the neck{H6203} of thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}; thy father's{H1} children{H1121} shall bow down{H7812}{(H8691)} before thee. 9 Judah{H3063} is a lion's{H738} whelp{H1482}: from the prey{H2964}, my son{H1121}, thou art gone up{H5927}{(H8804)}: he stooped down{H3766}{(H8804)}, he couched{H7257}{(H8804)} as a lion{H738}, and as an old lion{H3833}; who shall rouse him up{H6965}{(H8686)}? 10 The sceptre{H7626} shall not depart{H5493}{(H8799)} from Judah{H3063}, nor a lawgiver{H2710}{(H8781)} from between his feet{H7272}, until{H3588} Shiloh{H7886} come{H935}{(H8799)}; and unto him shall the gathering{H3349} of the people{H5971} be.
  • 1 Chr 17:23 : 23 Therefore now, LORD{H3068}, let the thing{H1697} that thou hast spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} concerning thy servant{H5650} and concerning his house{H1004} be established{H539}{(H8735)} for{H5704} ever{H5769}, and do{H6213}{(H8798)} as thou hast said{H1696}{(H8765)}.
  • 1 Chr 17:27 : 27 Now therefore let it please{H2974}{(H8689)} thee to bless{H1288}{(H8763)} the house{H1004} of thy servant{H5650}, that it may be before{H6440} thee for ever{H5769}: for thou blessest{H1288}{(H8765)}, O LORD{H3068}, and it shall be blessed{H1288}{(H8794)} for ever{H5769}.
  • Ps 18:19 : 19 He brought me forth{H3318}{(H8686)} also into a large place{H4800}; he delivered{H2502}{(H8762)} me, because he delighted{H2654}{(H8804)} in me.
  • Ps 60:7 : 7 Gilead{H1568} is mine, and Manasseh{H4519} is mine; Ephraim{H669} also is the strength{H4581} of mine head{H7218}; Judah{H3063} is my lawgiver{H2710}{H8781)};
  • Ps 78:68-72 : 68 But chose{H977}{H8799)} the tribe{H7626} of Judah{H3063}, the mount{H2022} Zion{H6726} which he loved{H157}{H8804)}. 69 And he built{H1129}{H8799)} his sanctuary{H4720} like high{H7311}{H8802)} palaces, like the earth{H776} which he hath established{H3245}{H8804)} for ever{H5769}. 70 He chose{H977}{H8799)} David{H1732} also his servant{H5650}, and took{H3947}{H8799)} him from the sheepfolds{H4356}{H6629}: 71 From following{H310} the ewes great with young{H5763}{H8802)} he brought{H935}{H8689)} him to feed{H7462}{H8800)} Jacob{H3290} his people{H5971}, and Israel{H3478} his inheritance{H5159}. 72 So he fed{H7462}{H8686)} them according to the integrity{H8537} of his heart{H3824}; and guided{H5148}{H8686)} them by the skilfulness{H8394} of his hands{H3709}.
  • Ps 89:16-27 : 16 In thy name{H8034} shall they rejoice{H1523}{H8799)} all the day{H3117}: and in thy righteousness{H6666} shall they be exalted{H7311}{H8799)}. 17 For thou art the glory{H8597} of their strength{H5797}: and in thy favour{H7522} our horn{H7161} shall be exalted{H7311}{H8799)}{H8675)}{H7311}{H8686)}. 18 For the LORD{H3068} is our defence{H4043}; and the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478} is our king{H4428}. 19 Then thou spakest{H1696}{H8765)} in vision{H2377} to thy holy one{H2623}, and saidst{H559}{H8799)}, I have laid{H7737}{H8765)} help{H5828} upon one that is mighty{H1368}; I have exalted{H7311}{H8689)} one chosen{H977}{H8803)} out of the people{H5971}. 20 I have found{H4672}{H8804)} David{H1732} my servant{H5650}; with my holy{H6944} oil{H8081} have I anointed{H4886}{H8804)} him: 21 With whom my hand{H3027} shall be established{H3559}{H8735)}: mine arm{H2220} also shall strengthen{H553}{H8762)} him. 22 The enemy{H341}{H8802)} shall not exact{H5378}{H8686)} upon him; nor the son{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} afflict{H6031}{H8762)} him. 23 And I will beat down{H3807}{H8804)} his foes{H6862} before his face{H6440}, and plague{H5062}{H8799)} them that hate{H8130}{H8764)} him. 24 But my faithfulness{H530} and my mercy{H2617} shall be with him: and in my name{H8034} shall his horn{H7161} be exalted{H7311}{H8799)}. 25 I will set{H7760}{H8804)} his hand{H3027} also in the sea{H3220}, and his right hand{H3225} in the rivers{H5104}. 26 He shall cry{H7121}{H8799)} unto me, Thou art my father{H1}, my God{H410}, and the rock{H6697} of my salvation{H3444}. 27 Also I will make{H5414}{H8799)} him my firstborn{H1060}, higher{H5945} than the kings{H4428} of the earth{H776}.
  • Ps 108:8 : 8 Gilead{H1568} is mine; Manasseh{H4519} is mine; Ephraim{H669} also is the strength{H4581} of mine head{H7218}; Judah{H3063} is my lawgiver{H2710}{(H8781)};
  • Ps 147:10-11 : 10 He delighteth{H2654}{(H8799)} not in the strength{H1369} of the horse{H5483}: he taketh not pleasure{H7521}{(H8799)} in the legs{H7785} of a man{H376}. 11 The LORD{H3068} taketh pleasure{H7521}{(H8802)} in them that fear{H3373} him, in those that hope{H3176}{(H8764)} in his mercy{H2617}.
  • Heb 7:14 : 14 For{G1063} it is evident{G4271} that{G3754} our{G2257} Lord{G2962} sprang{G393}{(G5758)} out of{G1537} Juda{G2455}; of{G1519} which{G3739} tribe{G5443} Moses{G3475} spake{G2980}{(G5656)} nothing{G3762} concerning{G4012} priesthood{G2420}.
  • 1 Sam 26:1 : 1 And the Ziphites{H2130} came{H935}{(H8799)} unto Saul{H7586} to Gibeah{H1390}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Doth not David{H1732} hide{H5641}{(H8693)} himself in the hill{H1389} of Hachilah{H2444}, which is before{H6440} Jeshimon{H3452}?
  • 2 Sam 7:8-9 : 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say{H559}{(H8799)} unto my servant{H5650} David{H1732}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, I took{H3947}{(H8804)} thee from the sheepcote{H5116}, from following{H310} the sheep{H6629}, to be ruler{H5057} over my people{H5971}, over Israel{H3478}: 9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest{H1980}{(H8804)}, and have cut off{H3772}{(H8686)} all thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)} out of thy sight{H6440}, and have made{H6213}{(H8804)} thee a great{H1419} name{H8034}, like unto the name{H8034} of the great{H1419} men that are in the earth{H776}. 10 Moreover I will appoint{H7760}{(H8804)} a place{H4725} for my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, and will plant{H5193}{(H8804)} them, that they may dwell{H7931}{(H8804)} in a place of their own, and move{H7264}{(H8799)} no more; neither shall the children{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} afflict{H6031}{(H8763)} them any more{H3254}{(H8686)}, as beforetime{H7223}, 11 And as since the time{H3117} that I commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} judges{H8199}{(H8802)} to be over my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, and have caused thee to rest{H5117}{(H8689)} from all thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}. Also the LORD{H3068} telleth{H5046}{(H8689)} thee that he will make{H6213}{(H8799)} thee an house{H1004}. 12 And when thy days{H3117} be fulfilled{H4390}{(H8799)}, and thou shalt sleep{H7901}{(H8804)} with thy fathers{H1}, I will set up{H6965}{(H8689)} thy seed{H2233} after{H310} thee, which shall proceed{H3318}{(H8799)} out of thy bowels{H4578}, and I will establish{H3559}{(H8689)} his kingdom{H4467}. 13 He shall build{H1129}{(H8799)} an house{H1004} for my name{H8034}, and I will stablish{H3559}{(H8790)} 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}{(H8687)}, I will chasten{H3198}{(H8689)} him with the rod{H7626} of men{H582}, and with the stripes{H5061} of the children{H1121} of men{H120}: 15 But my mercy{H2617} shall not depart away{H5493}{(H8799)} from him, as I took{H5493}{(H8689)} it from Saul{H7586}, whom I put away{H5493}{(H8689)} before{H6440} thee. 16 And thine house{H1004} and thy kingdom{H4467} shall be established{H539}{(H8738)} for{H5704} ever{H5769} before{H6440} thee: thy throne{H3678} shall be established{H3559}{(H8737)} for{H5704} ever{H5769}.