19 occurrences

'Selected' in the Bible

I have also selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have placed wisdom within every skilled craftsman in order to make all that I have commanded you:

Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestSkilled PeopleGod Appointing Othersartistscraftsmanship

Look, I have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift for you, assigned by the Lord to work at the tent of meeting.

Verse ConceptsDedication In Ot

Moses took one out of every 50, selected from the people and the livestock of the Israelites’ half. He gave them to the Levites who perform the duties of the Lord’s tabernacle, as the Lord had commanded him.

The plan seemed good to me, so I selected 12 men from among you, one man for each tribe.

Verse ConceptsGood WordsTwelve Tribes

But the Lord selected you and brought you out of Egypt’s iron furnace to be a people for His inheritance, as you are today.

Verse ConceptsFurnacesIron, Figurative Use OfIronPeople Of God, In OtSevere AfflictionsGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

So Joshua summoned the 12 men he had selected from the Israelites, one man for each tribe,

Verse ConceptsTwelve Tribes

Joshua got up early the next morning. He had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.

Verse ConceptsThose Who Rose EarlyPeople Of Judah

He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the Zerahite clan was selected. He had the Zerahite clan come forward by heads of families, and Zabdi was selected.

Verse ConceptsPeople Of Judah

He then had Zabdi’s family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.

So Joshua and the whole military force set out to attack Ai. Joshua selected 30,000 fighting men and sent them out at night.

Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they selected Bezer on the wilderness plateau from Reuben’s tribe, Ramoth in Gilead from Gad’s tribe, and Golan in Bashan from Manasseh’s tribe.

Verse ConceptsBeyond Jordan

Out of all the tribes of Israel, I selected your house to be priests, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave your house all the Israelite fire offerings.

Verse ConceptsephodsIncenseFood For Priests Defined

Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.

Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the Matrite clan was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they searched for him, they could not find him.

Verse ConceptsNowhere To Be Found

So Saul said to the Lord, “God of Israel, give us the right decision.” Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the troops were cleared of the charge.

Verse ConceptsCasting LotsPrayer, As Asking GodUrim And Thummim

Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan,” and Jonathan was selected.

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected a king from his sons.”

Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesHornsLeaders, PoliticalMissionaries, Task OfRejection Of God, Results OfHorns Of AnimalsAnointing KingsGod Abandoning IndividualsBefore People ActMourning In RegretSaul And DavidRejectionLeadership Qualitiesgrievingsaul

I selected 12 of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their brothers.

Verse ConceptsTwelve BeingsUnnamed Priests

The exiles did what had been proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family leaders, all identified by name, to represent their ancestral houses. They convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter,

Verse ConceptsMonth 10

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