1 Chronicles 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:"
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- 1 Chronicles 5:2
"For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:"
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 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."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 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."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 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."
Read in chapter → - 1 Chronicles 17:23
"Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 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:"
Read in chapter → - 1 Chronicles 17:27
"Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever."
Read in chapter → - Hebrews 7:14
"For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 60:7
"Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 78:68
"But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved."
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