1 Chronicles 28:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD God chose Judah to be the leading tribe in Israel. Then from Judah, he chose my father's family, and from that family, he chose me to be the king of Israel, and he promised that my descendants will also rule as kings.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:3

During the meeting, David made an agreement with the leaders and asked the LORD to be their witness. Then the leaders poured olive oil on David's head to show that he was now the king of Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:23

LORD God, please do what you promised me and my descendants.

1 Chronicles 17:27

Now please bless my descendants for ever, and let them always be your chosen kings. You have already blessed my family, and I know you will bless us for ever.

1 Chronicles 5:2

even though it was the Judah tribe that became the most powerful and produced a leader.

Psalm 108:8

The lands of Gilead and Manasseh are mine. Ephraim is my war helmet, and Judah is my symbol of royal power.

Psalm 18:19

When I was fenced in, you freed and rescued me because you love me.

Psalm 60:7

The lands of Gilead and Manasseh are mine. Ephraim is my war helmet, and Judah is the symbol of my royal power.

Psalm 89:4

David, one of your descendants will always be king.”

Hebrews 7:14

Everyone knows he came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never said that priests would come from that tribe.

1 Samuel 16:1

One day he said, “Samuel, I've rejected Saul, and I refuse to let him be king any longer. Stop feeling sad about him. Put some olive oil in a small container and go and visit a man named Jesse, who lives in Bethlehem. I've chosen one of his sons to be my king.”

1 Samuel 26:1

Once again, some people from Ziph went to Gibeah to talk with Saul. “David has a hideout on Mount Hachilah near Jeshimon out in the desert,” they told him.