The other nine were Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

He chose David, his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds.

He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.

Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other.

Moreover, because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants who followed them and personally brought you out of Egypt with his great power

It is not because you were more numerous than all the other peoples that the Lord favored and chose you – for in fact you were the least numerous of all peoples.

However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples – as is apparent today.

Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.

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.

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.

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

Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.

He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.

The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, 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.