Psalm 78:68 - Easy To Read Version

⁶⁸ No, God chose Judah’s family group.\par God chose Zion, the mountain\par he loves.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶⁸ But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel's leader], Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.

Common English Bible

⁶⁸ Instead, he chose the tribe of Judah, the mountain of Zion, which he loves.

Psalm 78:68 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 28:4

“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!

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 87:2

The Lord loves Zion’s gates\par more than any other place in Israel.\par

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.”