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1 Chron. 28:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose meb before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judahc to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the housed of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:

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1 Sam. 16:7‑13• ⁷But 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.
⁸Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
⁹Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
¹⁰Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
¹¹And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
¹²And 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.
¹³Then 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. (1 Sam. 16:7‑13)

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1 Chron. 5:2• ²For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:) (1 Chron. 5:2)

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Gen. 49:8,10• ⁸Judah, 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.
¹⁰The 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. (Gen. 49:8,10)

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Psa. 60:7• ⁷Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; (Psa. 60:7)

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Psa. 78:68• ⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. (Psa. 78:68)

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Heb. 7:14• ¹⁴For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. (Heb. 7:14)

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1 Sam. 16:1• ¹And 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. (1 Sam. 16:1)

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chose me.

1 Sam. 16:6‑13• ⁶And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.
⁷But 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.
⁸Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
⁹Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
¹⁰Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
¹¹And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
¹²And 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.
¹³Then 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. (1 Sam. 16:6‑13)

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2 Sam. 7:8‑16• ⁸Now 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:
⁹And 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.
¹⁰Moreover 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,
¹¹And 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.
¹²And 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.
¹³He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
¹⁴I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
¹⁵But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
¹⁶And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. (2 Sam. 7:8‑16)

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Psa. 78:68‑72• ⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
⁶⁹And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
⁷⁰He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
⁷¹From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
⁷²So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. (Psa. 78:68‑72)

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Psa. 89:16‑27• ¹⁶In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
¹⁷For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
¹⁸For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
¹⁹Then 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.
²⁰I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
²¹With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
²²The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
²³And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
²⁴But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
²⁵I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
²⁶He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
²⁷Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. (Psa. 89:16‑27)

chosen Judah.

1 Chron. 5:2• ²For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:) (1 Chron. 5:2)

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Gen. 49:8‑10• ⁸Judah, 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.
⁹Judah 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?
¹⁰The 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. (Gen. 49:8‑10)

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Psa. 60:7• ⁷Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; (Psa. 60:7)

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Psa. 108:8• ⁸Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; (Psa. 108:8)

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Heb. 7:14• ¹⁴For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. (Heb. 7:14)

the house of Judah.

1 Sam. 16:1• ¹And 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. (1 Sam. 16:1)

the house of my father.

1 Sam. 26:1• ¹And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon? (1 Sam. 26:1)

among the sons.

1 Sam. 16:12‑13• ¹²And 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.
¹³Then 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. (1 Sam. 16:12‑13)

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Psa. 18:19• ¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. (Psa. 18:19)

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Psa. 147:10‑11• ¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
¹¹The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. (Psa. 147:10‑11)

• In 1 Chron. 28:4-6 David insists, in the presence of all the representatives of the people, on that principal fact that Chronicles always emphasizes: the accomplishment of God's counsels according to the election of grace. (“Solomon, the King According to the Counsels of God: 1 Chronicles 28” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Jehovah the God of Israel chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; for he has chosen Judah to be the prince; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;