'Hearken' in the Bible

'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;

And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, 'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;

and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

and he said, 'Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, 'Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, hearken:

and after they are silent, James answered, saying, 'Men, brethren, hearken to me;

for he who is speaking in an unknown tongue -- to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets;

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?