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1Ch 28:4 — Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah [to be] the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make [me] king over all Israel:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

chose me		1Sa 16:6-13; 2Sa 7:8-16; Psa 78:68-72; Psa 89:16-27
chosen Judah		1Ch 5:2; Gen 49:8-10; Psa 60:7; Psa 108:8; Hbr 7:14
the house of Judah		1Sa 16:1
the house of my father		1Sa 26:1
among the sons		1Sa 16:12,13; Psa 18:19; Psa 147:10,11

Correlating Passages

chose me

	1Sa 16:6	And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed [is] before him.
	1Sa 16:7	But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
	1Sa 16:8	Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
	1Sa 16:9	Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
	1Sa 16:10	Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
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	2Sa 7:8	Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
	2Sa 7:9	And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth.
	2Sa 7:10	Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
	2Sa 7:11	And as since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
	2Sa 7:12	And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
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	Psa 78:68	But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
	Psa 78:69	And he built his sanctuary like high [palaces], like the earth which he hath established for ever.
	Psa 78:70	He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
	Psa 78:71	From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
	Psa 78:72	So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
	Psa 89:16	In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
	Psa 89:17	For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
	Psa 89:18	For the LORD [is] our defence; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king.
	Psa 89:19	Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people.
	Psa 89:20	I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
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chosen Judah

	1Ch 5:2	For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:)
	Gen 49:8	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.
	Gen 49:9	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?
	Gen 49:10	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].
	Psa 60:7	Gilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;
	Psa 108:8	Gilead [is] mine; Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;
	Hbr 7:14	For [it is] evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

the house of Judah

1Sa 16:1

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.

the house of my father

1Sa 26:1

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, [which is] before Jeshimon?

among the sons

	1Sa 16:12	And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he.
	1Sa 16:13	Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
	Psa 18:19	He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
	Psa 147:10	He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
	Psa 147:11	The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

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