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Keywords: Rod, Joshua
Description: Exodus 17:9
NET Translation: So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
DARBY Translation: And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us men, and go out, fight with Amalek; to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.
KJV Translation: And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
Description: Exodus 18:21
NET Translation: But you Choose from the people capable men, God-fearing men, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
DARBY Translation: But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [them] over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
KJV Translation: Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Keywords: Fire, Incense, Levi
Description: Numbers 16:7
NET Translation: put fire in them, and set incense on them before the Lord tomorrow, and the man whom the Lord Chooses will be holy. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”
DARBY Translation: and put fire therein, and lay incense thereon before Jehovah to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth Choose, he shall be holy. It is enough, ye sons of Levi!
KJV Translation: And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be [that] the man whom the LORD doth Choose, he [shall be] holy: [ye take] too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
Keywords: Rod, Aaron, Blossom, Buds, Almonds
Description: Numbers 17:5
NET Translation: And the staff of the man whom I Choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.”
DARBY Translation: And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall Choose, his staff shall bud forth; and I will make to cease from before me the murmurings of the children of Israel, that they murmur against you.
KJV Translation: And it shall come to pass, [that] the man's rod, whom I shall Choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
Keywords: Love, Mercy
Description: Deuteronomy 5:10
NET Translation: but I show covenant faithfulness to the thousands who Choose me and keep my commandments.
DARBY Translation: and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
KJV Translation: And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Description: Deuteronomy 7:7
NET Translation: 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.
DARBY Translation: Not because ye were more in number than all the peoples, hath Jehovah been attached to you and chosen you, for ye are the fewest of all the peoples;
KJV Translation: The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor Choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye [were] the fewest of all people:
Keywords: Place, Habitation, Choose
Description: Deuteronomy 12:5
NET Translation: But you must seek only the place he Chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.
DARBY Translation: but unto the place which Jehovah your God will Choose out of all your tribes to set his name there, his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
KJV Translation: But unto the place which the LORD your God shall Choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
Description: Deuteronomy 12:11
NET Translation: Then you must come to the place the Lord your God Chooses for his name to reside, bringing everything I am commanding you—your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, and all your choice votive offerings that you devote to him.
DARBY Translation: then there shall be a place which Jehovah your God will Choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye shall vow to Jehovah.
KJV Translation: Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall Choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:
Description: Deuteronomy 12:14
NET Translation: for you may do so only in the place the Lord Chooses in one of your tribal areas—there you may do everything I am commanding you.
DARBY Translation: but in the place which Jehovah will Choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
KJV Translation: But in the place which the LORD shall Choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
Description: Deuteronomy 12:18
NET Translation: Only in the presence of the Lord your God may you eat these, in the place he Chooses. This applies to you, your son, your daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages. In that place you will rejoice before the Lord your God in all the output of your labor.
DARBY Translation: but before Jehovah thy God shalt thou eat them in the place which Jehovah thy God will Choose, thou and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God in all the business of thy hand.
KJV Translation: But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall Choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that [is] within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
Description: Deuteronomy 12:21
NET Translation: If the place he Chooses to locate his name is too far for you, you may slaughter any of your herd and flock he has given you just as I have stipulated; you may eat them in your villages just as you wish.
DARBY Translation: If the place which Jehovah thy God will Choose to set his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt slay of thy kine and of thy sheep which Jehovah hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates according to all the desire of thy soul.
KJV Translation: If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
Description: Deuteronomy 12:26
NET Translation: But the holy things and votive offerings that belong to you, you must pick up and take to the place the Lord will Choose.
DARBY Translation: But thy hallowed things which thou hast, and what thou hast vowed, thou shalt take, and come to the place which Jehovah will Choose;
KJV Translation: Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall Choose:
Description: Deuteronomy 14:23
NET Translation: In the presence of the Lord your God, in the place he Chooses to locate his name, you must eat from the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always.
DARBY Translation: And thou shalt eat before Jehovah thy God, in the place which he will Choose to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear Jehovah thy God continually.
KJV Translation: And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall Choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
Description: Deuteronomy 14:24
NET Translation: When he blesses you, if the place where he Chooses to locate his name is distant,
DARBY Translation: And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, because the place is too far from thee, which Jehovah thy God will Choose to set his name there, when Jehovah thy God blesseth thee;
KJV Translation: And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; [or] if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall Choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
Description: Deuteronomy 14:25
NET Translation: you may convert the tithe into money, secure the money, and travel to the place the Lord your God Chooses for himself.
DARBY Translation: then shalt thou give it for money, and bind the money together in thy hand, and go to the place which Jehovah thy God will Choose,
KJV Translation: Then shalt thou turn [it] into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall Choose:
Description: Deuteronomy 15:20
NET Translation: You and your household must eat them annually before the Lord your God in the place he Chooses.
DARBY Translation: Thou shalt eat it before Jehovah thy God, year by year, in the place which Jehovah will Choose, thou and thy household.
KJV Translation: Thou shalt eat [it] before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall Choose, thou and thy household.
Description: Deuteronomy 16:2
NET Translation: You must sacrifice the Passover animal (from the flock or the herd) to the Lord your God in the place where he Chooses to locate his name.
DARBY Translation: And thou shalt sacrifice the passover to Jehovah thy God, of the flock and of the herd, in the place which Jehovah will Choose to cause his name to dwell there.
KJV Translation: Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall Choose to place his name there.
Description: Deuteronomy 16:6
NET Translation: but you must sacrifice it in the evening in the place where he Chooses to locate his name, at sunset, the time of day you came out of Egypt.
DARBY Translation: but at the place that Jehovah thy God will Choose, to cause his name to dwell in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the time that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
KJV Translation: But at the place which the LORD thy God shall Choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
Description: Deuteronomy 16:7
NET Translation: You must cook and eat it in the place the Lord your God Chooses; you may return the next morning to your tents.
DARBY Translation: And thou shalt cook and eat it at the place which Jehovah thy God will Choose; and in the morning shalt thou turn and go unto thy tents.
KJV Translation: And thou shalt roast and eat [it] in the place which the LORD thy God shall Choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
Description: Deuteronomy 16:11
NET Translation: You shall rejoice before him—you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you—in the place where the Lord Chooses to locate his name.
DARBY Translation: and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is in thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow that are in thy midst in the place that Jehovah thy God will Choose to cause his name to dwell there.
KJV Translation: And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that [is] within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that [are] among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
Description: Deuteronomy 16:15
NET Translation: You are to celebrate the festival seven days before the Lord your God in the place he Chooses, for he will bless you in all your productivity and in whatever you do; so you will indeed rejoice!
DARBY Translation: Seven days shalt thou hold a feast to Jehovah thy God in the place which Jehovah will Choose; for Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy produce, and in all the work of thy hands, and thou shalt be wholly joyful.
KJV Translation: Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall Choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
Description: Deuteronomy 16:16
NET Translation: Three times a year all your males must appear before the Lord your God in the place he Chooses for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Shelters; and they must not appear before him empty-handed.
DARBY Translation: Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will Choose, at the feast of unleavened bread, and at the feast of weeks, and at the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Jehovah empty:
KJV Translation: Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall Choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
Description: Deuteronomy 17:8
NET Translation: If a matter is too difficult for you to judge—bloodshed, legal claim, or assault—matters of controversy in your villages—you must leave there and go up to the place the Lord your God Chooses.
DARBY Translation: If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will Choose.
KJV Translation: If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, [being] matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall Choose;
Verse Intro: Legal Decisions by Priests and Judges
Description: Deuteronomy 17:10
NET Translation: You must then do as they have determined at that place the Lord Chooses. Be careful to do just as you are taught.
DARBY Translation: and thou shalt do according to the tenor of the word, which they of that place which Jehovah will Choose shall declare unto thee; and thou shalt take heed to do according to all that they instruct thee:
KJV Translation: And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall Choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
Description: Deuteronomy 17:15
NET Translation: you must select without fail a king whom the Lord your God Chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king—you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.
DARBY Translation: thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God will Choose: from among thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.
KJV Translation: Thou shalt in any wise set [him] king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall Choose: [one] from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which [is] not thy brother.
Description: Deuteronomy 18:6
NET Translation: Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, to the place the Lord Chooses
DARBY Translation: And if the Levite shall come from one of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and shall come according to all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah will Choose,
KJV Translation: And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall Choose;
Description: Deuteronomy 23:16
NET Translation: Indeed, he may live among you in any place he Chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him.
DARBY Translation: he shall dwell with thee, even in thy midst, in the place that he shall Choose in one of thy gates, where it seemeth good to him; thou shalt not oppress him.
KJV Translation: He shall dwell with thee, [even] among you, in that place which he shall Choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
Description: Deuteronomy 26:2
NET Translation: you must take the first of all the ground’s produce you harvest from the land the Lord your God is giving you, place it in a basket, and go to the place where he Chooses to locate his name.
DARBY Translation: that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which thou shalt bring of thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place that Jehovah thy God will Choose to cause his name to dwell there;
KJV Translation: That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put [it] in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall Choose to place his name there.
Description: Deuteronomy 30:19
NET Translation: Today I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set life and death, blessing and curse, before you. Therefore Choose life so that you and your descendants may live!
DARBY Translation: I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you: life and death have I set before you, blessing and cursing: Choose then life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed,
KJV Translation: I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore Choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Description: Deuteronomy 31:11
NET Translation: when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place he Chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing.
DARBY Translation: when all Israel cometh to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will Choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their ears.
KJV Translation: When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall Choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
Description: Joshua 9:27
NET Translation: and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the Lord at the divinely chosen site. (They continue in that capacity to this very day.)
DARBY Translation: And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the assembly, and for the altar of Jehovah, to this day, in the place which he should Choose.
KJV Translation: And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should Choose.
Description: Joshua 24:14
NET Translation: “Now obey the Lord and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and worship the Lord.
DARBY Translation: And now fear Jehovah and serve him in perfectness and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, and in Egypt; and serve Jehovah.
KJV Translation: Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
Verse Intro: Joshua's Final Charge - Choose Whom You Will Serve
Description: Joshua 24:15
NET Translation: If you have no desire to worship the Lord, then Choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord.”
DARBY Translation: And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, Choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, Choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Keywords: Olive
Description: Judges 9:8
NET Translation: “The trees were determined to go out and Choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’
DARBY Translation: The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.
KJV Translation: The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
Description: Judges 9:15
NET Translation: The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to Choose me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches. Otherwise may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’
DARBY Translation: And the thorn-bush said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, come, put confidence in my shadow; but if not, fire shall come out of the thorn-bush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
KJV Translation: And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, [then] come [and] put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Keywords: Children, Ear, Ephod, Fire, Israel, Offerings, Rings
Description: 1 Samuel 2:28
NET Translation: I chose your ancestor from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor’s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.
DARBY Translation: and Choose him out of all the tribes of Israel, to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear the ephod before me? and I gave unto the house of thy father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel.
KJV Translation: And did I Choose him out of all the tribes of Israel [to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
Keywords: Man
Description: 1 Samuel 17:8
NET Translation: Goliath stood and called to Israel’s troops, “Why do you come out to prepare for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man so he may come down to me!
DARBY Translation: And he stood and cried to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I the Philistine, and ye servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.
KJV Translation: And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set [your] battle in array? [am] not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? Choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
Keywords: King
Description: 2 Samuel 15:15
NET Translation: The king’s servants replied to the king, “We will do whatever our lord the king decides.”
DARBY Translation: And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants [will do] whatever my lord the king shall Choose.
KJV Translation: And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants [are ready to do] whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
Keywords: Ai
Description: 2 Samuel 16:18
NET Translation: Hushai replied to Absalom, “No, I will be loyal to the one whom the Lord, these people, and all the men of Israel have chosen.
DARBY Translation: And Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel Choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
KJV Translation: And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, Choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
Keywords: David, Twelve
Description: 2 Samuel 17:1
NET Translation: Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me pick out 12,000 men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.
DARBY Translation: And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, Choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David to-night;
KJV Translation: Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now Choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
Keywords: Halt, King
Description: 2 Samuel 19:38
NET Translation: The king replied, “Kimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever I deem appropriate. And whatever you Choose, I will do for you.”
DARBY Translation: And the king said, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which seems good to thee; and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
KJV Translation: And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, [that] will I do for thee.
Keywords: King
Description: 2 Samuel 21:6
NET Translation: let seven of his male descendants be turned over to us, and we will execute them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, who was the Lord’s chosen one.” The king replied, “I will turn them over.”
DARBY Translation: let seven men of his sons be given up to us, and we will hang them up to Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give [them].
KJV Translation: Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, [whom] the LORD did Choose. And the king said, I will give [them].
Description: 2 Samuel 24:12
NET Translation: “Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord has said: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.’”
DARBY Translation: Go and say to David, Thus saith Jehovah: I impose on thee three [things]; Choose one of them that I may do it unto thee.
KJV Translation: Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three [things]; Choose thee one of them, that I may [do it] unto thee.
Keywords: Forty, Name, Rehoboam, Solomon, Son, Years
Description: 1 Kings 14:21
NET Translation: Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. His mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.
DARBY Translation: And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there; and his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
KJV Translation: And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam [was] forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did Choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name [was] Naamah an Ammonitess.
Keywords: Fire
Description: 1 Kings 18:23
NET Translation: Let them bring us two bulls. Let them Choose one of the bulls for themselves, cut it up into pieces, and place it on the wood. But they must not set it on fire. I will do the same to the other bull and place it on the wood. But I will not set it on fire.
DARBY Translation: Let them therefore give us two bullocks: and let them Choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and put it on the wood, and put no fire; and I will sacrifice the other bullock, and put it on the wood, and put no fire.
KJV Translation: Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them Choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay [it] on wood, and put no fire [under]: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay [it] on wood, and put no fire [under]:
Keywords: Elijah, Fire, Name
Description: 1 Kings 18:25
NET Translation: Elijah told the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls for yourselves and go first, for you are the majority. Invoke the name of your god, but do not light a fire.”
DARBY Translation: And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire.
KJV Translation: And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress [it] first; for ye [are] many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire [under].
Description: 1 Chronicles 21:10
NET Translation: “Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I am offering you three forms of judgment from which to Choose. Pick one of them.”’”
DARBY Translation: Go and speak to David saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I offer thee three [things]; Choose one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
KJV Translation: Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three [things]: Choose thee one of them, that I may do [it] unto thee.
Keywords: Gad
Description: 1 Chronicles 21:11
NET Translation: Gad went to David and told him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Pick one of these:
DARBY Translation: And Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah:
KJV Translation: So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee
Keywords: Angel, Coasts, Enemies, Months, Sword
Description: 1 Chronicles 21:12
NET Translation: three years of famine, or three months being chased by your enemies and struck down by their swords, or three days being struck down by the Lord, during which a plague will invade the land and the angel of the Lord will destroy throughout Israel’s territory.’ Now, decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”
DARBY Translation: Choose thee, either three years of famine, or three months to be destroyed before thine adversaries while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee, or three days the sword of Jehovah and the pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying through all the borders of Israel. And now consider what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
KJV Translation: Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh [thee]; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
Keywords: Build, Egypt, Israel, Man, Might, Name
Description: 2 Chronicles 6:5
NET Translation: He told David, ‘Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. Nor did I Choose a man as leader of my people Israel.
DARBY Translation: Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
KJV Translation: Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
Keywords: Name, Test
Description: Nehemiah 9:7
NET Translation: “You are the Lord God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham.
DARBY Translation: Thou art the Same, Jehovah Elohim, who didst Choose Abram and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
KJV Translation: Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst Choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
Keywords: Death, Soul
Description: Job 7:15
NET Translation: so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life.
DARBY Translation: So that my soul Chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.
KJV Translation: So that my soul Chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life.
Description: Job 9:3
NET Translation: If someone wishes to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.
DARBY Translation: If he shall Choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.
KJV Translation: If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Description: Job 9:14
NET Translation: “How much less, then, can I answer him and Choose my words to argue with him.
DARBY Translation: How much less shall I answer him, Choose out my words [to strive] with him?
KJV Translation: How much less shall I answer him, [and] Choose out my words [to reason] with him?
Keywords: Tongue
Description: Job 15:5
NET Translation: Your sin inspires your mouth; you Choose the language of the crafty.
DARBY Translation: For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty.
KJV Translation: For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou Choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Description: Job 34:4
NET Translation: Let us evaluate for ourselves what is right; let us come to know among ourselves what is good.
DARBY Translation: Let us Choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
KJV Translation: Let us Choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
Description: Job 34:33
NET Translation: Is it your opinion that God should recompense it, because you reject this? But you must Choose, and not I, so tell us what you know.
DARBY Translation: Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so Choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.
KJV Translation: [Should it be] according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou Choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
Keywords: Man
Description: Psalms 25:12
NET Translation: The Lord shows his faithful followers the way they should live.
DARBY Translation: What man is he that feareth Jehovah? him will he instruct in the way [that] he should Choose.
KJV Translation: What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall Choose.
Keywords: Inheritance, Jacob
Description: Psalms 47:4
NET Translation: He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves. (Selah)
DARBY Translation: He hath chosen our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
KJV Translation: He shall Choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Keywords: Goodness, Man
Description: Psalms 65:4
NET Translation: How blessed is the one whom you Choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house—your holy palace.
DARBY Translation: Blessed is he whom thou Choosest and causest to approach: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, of thy holy temple.
KJV Translation: Blessed [is the man whom] thou Choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee, that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, [even] of thy holy temple.
Keywords: Tabernacle
Description: Psalms 78:67
NET Translation: He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not Choose the tribe of Ephraim.
DARBY Translation: And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim,
KJV Translation: Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
Keywords: Chosen
Description: Psalms 119:30
NET Translation: I Choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to your regulations.
DARBY Translation: I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].
KJV Translation: I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me].
Keywords: Chosen, Hand, Help
Description: Psalms 119:173
NET Translation: May your hand help me, for I Choose to obey your precepts.
DARBY Translation: Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
KJV Translation: Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Keywords: Ear, Fear
Description: Proverbs 1:29
NET Translation: Because they hated moral knowledge, and did not Choose to fear the Lord,
DARBY Translation: Because they hated knowledge, and did not Choose the fear of Jehovah;
KJV Translation: For that they hated knowledge, and did not Choose the fear of the LORD:
Keywords: Envy
Description: Proverbs 3:31
NET Translation: Do not envy a violent man, and do not Choose any of his ways;
DARBY Translation: Envy not the man of violence, and Choose none of his ways.
KJV Translation: Envy thou not the oppressor, and Choose none of his ways.
Description: Isaiah 1:29
NET Translation: Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you find so desirable; you will be embarrassed because of the sacred orchards where you Choose to worship.
DARBY Translation: For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths that ye have desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens that ye have chosen.
KJV Translation: For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
Keywords: Honey
Description: Isaiah 7:15
NET Translation: He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and Choose what is right.
DARBY Translation: Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to Choose the good.
KJV Translation: Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and Choose the good.
Keywords: Rest
Description: Isaiah 7:16
NET Translation: Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and Choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.
DARBY Translation: For before the child knoweth to refuse the evil and to Choose the good, the land whose two kings thou fearest shall be forsaken.
KJV Translation: For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and Choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
Keywords: Cleave, Mercy
Description: Isaiah 14:1
NET Translation: The Lord will certainly have compassion on Jacob; he will again Choose Israel as his special people and restore them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family of Jacob.
DARBY Translation: For Jehovah will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet Choose Israel, and set them in rest in their own land; and the stranger shall be united to them, and they shall be joined to the house of Jacob.
KJV Translation: For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet Choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
Keywords: Cunning, Man, Oblation, Raven, Tree
Description: Isaiah 40:20
NET Translation: To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make an idol that will not fall over.
DARBY Translation: He that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, Chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilled workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.
KJV Translation: He that [is] so impoverished that he hath no oblation Chooseth a tree [that] will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, [that] shall not be moved.
Keywords: Nation, Work
Description: Isaiah 41:24
NET Translation: Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent; the one who Chooses to worship you is disgusting.
DARBY Translation: Behold, ye are less than nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that Chooseth you.
KJV Translation: Behold, ye [are] of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination [is he that] Chooseth you.
Keywords: Rain
Description: Isaiah 44:14
NET Translation: He cuts down cedars and acquires a cypress or an oak. He gets trees from the forest; he plants a cedar and the rain makes it grow.
DARBY Translation: When he heweth him down cedars, he taketh also a holm-oak and a terebinth he Chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth a pine, and the rain maketh [it] grow.
KJV Translation: He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish [it].
Keywords: Man, Nation, Servant
Description: Isaiah 49:7
NET Translation: This is what the Lord, the Protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: “Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”
DARBY Translation: Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall worship, because of Jehovah who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
KJV Translation: Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, [and] the Holy One of Israel, and he shall Choose thee.
Description: Isaiah 56:4
NET Translation: For this is what the Lord says: “For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths and Choose what pleases me and are faithful to my covenant,
DARBY Translation: for thus saith Jehovah: Unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and Choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,
KJV Translation: For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and Choose [the things] that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
Keywords: Bow, Evil
Description: Isaiah 65:12
NET Translation: I predestine you to die by the sword, all of you will kneel down at the slaughtering block, because I called to you, and you did not respond; I spoke and you did not listen. You did evil before me; you chose to do what displeases me.”
DARBY Translation: I will even assign you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down in the slaughter; because I called, and ye did not answer, I spoke, and ye did not hear; but ye did what was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delight not.
KJV Translation: Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did Choose [that] wherein I delighted not.
Keywords: Evil
Description: Isaiah 66:4
NET Translation: So I will Choose severe punishment for them; I will bring on them what they dread, because I called, and no one responded. I spoke and they did not listen. They did evil before me; they chose to do what displeases me.”
DARBY Translation: I also will Choose their calamities, and will bring their fears upon them; because I called, and none answered, I spoke, and they did not hear, but did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delight not.
KJV Translation: I also will Choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose [that] in which I delighted not.
Description: Isaiah 66:21
NET Translation: And I will Choose some of them as priests and Levites,” says the Lord.
DARBY Translation: And I will also take of them for priests [and] for Levites, saith Jehovah.
KJV Translation: And I will also take of them for priests [and] for Levites, saith the LORD.
Keywords: Captivity, David, Mercy, Seed
Description: Jeremiah 33:26
NET Translation: Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to Choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore them and show mercy to them.’”
DARBY Translation: [then] will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so as not to take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will turn their captivity, and will have mercy on them.
KJV Translation: Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, [so] that I will not take [any] of his seed [to be] rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
Keywords: Chains, Convenient
Description: Jeremiah 40:4
NET Translation: But now, Jeremiah, today I will set you free from the chains on your wrists. If you would like to come to Babylon with me, come along and I will take care of you. But if you prefer not to come to Babylon with me, you are not required to do so. You are free to go anywhere in the land you want to go. Go wherever you Choose.”
DARBY Translation: And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains that are upon thy hand. If it seem good in thy sight to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will keep mine eye upon thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me to Babylon, forbear. See, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and right in thy sight to go, thither go.
KJV Translation: And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which [were] upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land [is] before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
Keywords: Babylon, Convenient, Guard, King, Son, Victuals
Description: Jeremiah 40:5
NET Translation: Before Jeremiah could turn to leave, the captain of the guard added, “Go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed to govern the towns of Judah. Go back and live with him among the people. Or go wherever else you Choose.” Then the captain of the guard gave Jeremiah some food and a present and let him go.
DARBY Translation: And while he had not yet given answer; [he said,] Yea, go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath appointed over the cities of Judah, and abide with him in the midst of the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right in thy sight to go. And the captain of the body-guard gave him provisions and a present, and let him go.
KJV Translation: Now while he was not yet gone back, [he said], Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
Keywords: Chosen, Dan, Jordan, Lion, Shepherd
Description: Jeremiah 49:19
NET Translation: “A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Edomites off their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I Choose. For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler who can stand up against me.
DARBY Translation: Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will make them suddenly run away from it; and who is a chosen [man] whom I shall appoint over her? For who is like me? and who will assign me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
KJV Translation: Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me?
Keywords: Chosen, Dan, Jordan, Lion, Shepherd
Description: Jeremiah 50:44
NET Translation: “A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Babylonians off their land; then I will appoint over it whomever I Choose. For there is no one like me. There is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler that can stand up against me.
DARBY Translation: Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will make him suddenly run away from it; and who is a chosen [man] whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me? and who will assign me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
KJV Translation: Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me?
Keywords: Babylon, Head, King, Son, Sword
Description: Ezekiel 21:19
NET Translation: “You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.
DARBY Translation: And thou, son of man, set thee two ways, by which the sword of the king of Babylon may come out of one land shall they both come and make thee a signpost, make it at the head of the way to the city.
KJV Translation: Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and Choose thou a place, Choose [it] at the head of the way to the city.
Keywords: Children, King, Master
Description: Daniel 1:3
NET Translation: The king commanded Ashpenaz, who was in charge of his court officials, to Choose some of the Israelites who were of royal and noble descent—
DARBY Translation: And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz the chief of his eunuchs, that he should bring of the children of Israel, both of the royal seed and of the nobles,
KJV Translation: And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
Keywords: Comfort
Description: Zechariah 1:17
NET Translation: Speak up again with the message of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies: ‘My cities will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the Lord will comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.’”
DARBY Translation: Cry further, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity, and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet Choose Jerusalem.
KJV Translation: Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet Choose Jerusalem.
Keywords: Jerusalem, Judah
Description: Zechariah 2:12
NET Translation: The Lord will take possession of Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will Choose Jerusalem once again.
DARBY Translation: And Jehovah shall inherit Judah [as] his portion in the holy land, and shall yet Choose Jerusalem.
KJV Translation: And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall Choose Jerusalem again.
Keywords: Josiah, Son
Description: Zechariah 6:10
NET Translation: “Choose some people from among the exiles, namely, Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, all who have come from Babylon, and when you have done so go to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
DARBY Translation: Take [gifts] of them of the captivity, of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, and come thou the same day, and enter into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, whither they are come from Babylon;
KJV Translation: Take of [them of] the captivity, [even] of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
Keywords: Chosen, Jesus
Description: John 6:70
NET Translation: Jesus replied, “Didn’t I Choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”
DARBY Translation: Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you the twelve? and of you one is a devil.
KJV Translation: Jesus answered them, “Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
Keywords: Chosen, Fruit
Description: John 15:16
NET Translation: You did not Choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
DARBY Translation: Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and have set you that ye should go and [that] ye should bear fruit, and [that] your fruit should abide, that whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he may give you.
KJV Translation: “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and” [that] “your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
Keywords: Chosen
Description: Acts 15:25
NET Translation: we have unanimously decided to Choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
DARBY Translation: it seemed good to us, having arrived at a common judgment, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
KJV Translation: It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
Keywords: Mercy
Description: Romans 9:18
NET Translation: So then, God has mercy on whom he Chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he Chooses to harden.
DARBY Translation: So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.
KJV Translation: Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.
Keywords: Fruit, Live
Description: Philippians 1:22
NET Translation: Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:
DARBY Translation: but if to live in flesh [is my lot], this is for me worth the while: and what I shall Choose I cannot tell.
KJV Translation: But if I live in the flesh, this [is] the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall Choose I wot not.
Keywords: Chosen, God, Kingdom, Love, Poor
Description: James 2:5
NET Translation: Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God Choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
DARBY Translation: Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?
KJV Translation: Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?