Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 977 [e] וָאֶבְחַר֙ wā-’eḇ-ḥar and yet I have chosen Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs 3389 [e] בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם bî-rū-šā-lim, Jerusalem Prep-b | N-proper-fs 1961 [e] לִהְי֥וֹת lih-yō-wṯ that may be Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 8034 [e] שְׁמִ֖י šə-mî My name N-msc | 1cs 8033 [e] שָׁ֑ם šām; there Adv 977 [e] וָאֶבְחַ֣ר wā-’eḇ-ḥar and I have chosen Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs 1732 [e] בְּדָוִ֔יד bə-ḏā-wîḏ, David Prep-b | N-proper-ms 1961 [e] לִהְי֖וֹת lih-yō-wṯ to be Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- over Prep 5971 [e] עַמִּ֥י ‘am-mî My people N-msc | 1cs 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ yiś-rā-’êl. Israel N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.'

King James Bible
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel."

But I have chosen Jerusalem This clause is also not in Kings. Jerusalem was expressly marked out, by the building of the temple, to be the centre of worship of Israel; as Jehovah had before spoken by Moses: see the parallel passages.

2 Chronicles 12:13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: …

Psalm 48:1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, …

Psalm 78:68-70 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved…

Psalm 132:13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.

Isaiah 14:32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the …

chosen David

1 Samuel 16:1 And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing …

1 Chronicles 28:4 However, the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of …

Psalm 89:19,20 Then you spoke in vision to your holy one, and said, I have laid …

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