1 Chronicles 28:4

Easy To Read Version

“The Lord God of Israel chose the family group of Judah to lead the twelve family groups of Israel. And then from that family group, the Lord chose my father’s family. And from that family, God chose me to be the king of Israel forever! God wanted to make me king of Israel!

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:3

So all the leaders of Israel came to meet with King David at Hebron. King David made an agreement with these leaders in Hebron in front of the Lord. Then the leaders anointed [22] David to be the king of Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:23

“Lord, you made this promise to me and my family. Now, keep your promise forever. Do what you said you would!

1 Chronicles 17:27

Lord, you have been kind enough to bless my family.You were kind enough to promise that my family will serve you forever. Lord, you yourself blessed my family, so my family really will be blessed forever!”

2 Chronicles 6:6

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place for my name. And I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

Psalm 108:8

Gilead and Manasseh will be mine.\par Ephraim will be my helmet.\par Judah will be my scepter. {\cf2\super [570]} \par

Psalm 18:19

The Lord loves me,\par so he rescued me.\par He took me to a safe place.\par

Psalm 60:7

Gilead and Manasseh will be mine.\par Ephraim will be my helmet.\par Judah will be my royal scepter. {\cf2\super [358]} \par

Psalm 89:4

David, I will make your family\par continue forever.\par I will make your kingdom continue\par forever and ever.”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [504]})\i0 \par

Hebrews 7:14

It is clear that our Lord (Christ) came from the family group of Judah. And Moses {\cf2\super [67]} said nothing about priests belonging to that family group.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? You are feeling sorry for him, even after I told you that I refuse to let Saul be the king of Israel! Fill your horn [141] with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to a man named Jesse. Jesse lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”

1 Samuel 26:1

The people of Ziph went to see Saul at Gibeah. They said to Saul, “David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah. This hill is across from Jeshimon.”