Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
Mount
General references
Bible References
Chose
Genesis 49:8
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
Ruth 4:17
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
1 Samuel 16:1
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
2 Chronicles 6:6
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Mount
Psalm 87:2
The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Psalm 132:12
If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
General references
Judges 1:2
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.