8 occurrences in 12 translations

'Choice' in the Bible

"Therefore, since you determined to build a temple for my name, you acted well, because it was your choice to do so. Nevertheless, you are not to build the Temple, but your son who will be born to you is to build a temple for my name.'

Verse ConceptsSolomon's Temple

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 choice warriors—to fight against Israel to restore the reign to Rehoboam.

Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And More

Abijah set his army of warriors in order with 400,000 choice men. Jeroboam arranged his mighty army of 800,000 choice men in battle formation against him.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 choice men of Israel were killed.

Verse ConceptsLossCarnageThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

Verse ConceptsMaturity, PhysicalReadinessSpearsWarriorsThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

And many were bringing gifts to the Lord at Jerusalem and choice presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations thereafter.

Verse ConceptsGifts

So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their choice young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He had no pity on young men or young women, elderly or aged; He handed them all over to him.

Verse ConceptsKingsProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtArmies, Against IsraelBrutality

Then they burned the house of God and tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire, and destroyed all its valuable articles.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsBattering ramsPalacesWallsConflagrationsDestruction Of Jerusalem's Wall

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Alternative (1 instance)
Choice (172 instances)
Decision (199 instances)
Prize (15 instances)
Quality (31 instances)
Select (39 instances)
Selection (74 instances)

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