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1 Chron. 5:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For Judahn prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief δruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

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Gen. 49:8,10• ⁸Judah--as to thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee.
¹⁰The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:8,10)

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

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Mic. 5:2• ²(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.) (Mic. 5:2)

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Heb. 7:14• ¹⁴For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests. (Heb. 7:14)

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Judah.

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

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Gen. 49:8‑10• ⁸Judah--as to thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee.
⁹Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up?
¹⁰The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:8‑10)

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Num. 2:3• ³And for those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising there shall be the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab; (Num. 2:3)

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Num. 7:12• ¹²And he that presented his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. (Num. 7:12)

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Josh. 14:6• ⁶Then the children of Judah came near to Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, Thou knowest the word that Jehovah spoke to Moses the man of God, concerning me and thee, in Kadesh-barnea. (Josh. 14:6)

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

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

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Psa. 108:8• ⁸Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver; (Psa. 108:8)

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Mic. 5:2• ²(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.) (Mic. 5:2)

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Matt. 2:6• ⁶And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel. (Matt. 2:6)

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Heb. 7:14• ¹⁴For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests. (Heb. 7:14)

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Rev. 5:5• ⁵And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals. (Rev. 5:5)

the chief ruler.

or, the prince.By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob (Ge 49:10).

The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the Arabic, "Messiah the king."

1 Sam. 16:1,10,12• ¹And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
¹⁰And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, Jehovah has not chosen these.
¹²And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he. (1 Sam. 16:1,10,12)

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2 Sam. 8:15• ¹⁵And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice to all his people. (2 Sam. 8:15)

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Psa. 78:68‑71• ⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved;
⁶⁹And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he hath founded for ever.
⁷⁰And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
⁷¹From following the suckling-ewes, he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. (Psa. 78:68‑71)

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Jer. 23:5‑6• ⁵Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, Jehovah our Righteousness. (Jer. 23:5‑6)

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Mic. 5:2• ²(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.) (Mic. 5:2)

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Matt. 2:6• ⁶And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel. (Matt. 2:6)

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Heb. 7:14• ¹⁴For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests. (Heb. 7:14)

birthright was.

Gen. 49:26• ²⁶The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. (Gen. 49:26)

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Rom. 8:29• ²⁹Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brethren. (Rom. 8:29)

• His place is given to Judah, the stock of the kingship according to God's counsels: "Of him was the prince." (“The Tribes Beyond Jordan: 1 Chronicles 5” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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for Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph’s),