1 Chronicles 28:4

28:4 The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. ¹  Indeed, ²  he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel. ³ 

1 Chronicles 19:10

19:10 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 15:2

15:2 Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.

1 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 17:22

17:22 You made Israel your very own nation for all time. ⁶  You, O Lord, became their God.

1 Chronicles 17:7

17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies ⁷  says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd ⁸  to make you a leader of my people Israel.

[28:4]  ¹ tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.”

[28:4]  ² tn Or “for.”

[28:4]  ³ tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”

[19:10]  ⁴ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.

[28:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the Lord has given to me, he chose Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.”

[17:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and you made your people Israel your own for a people permanently.”

[17:7]  ¹³ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.”

[17:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and from after sheep.”