'Rather' in the Bible

And David said to Michal, It was before Jehovah, who chose me rather than thy father, and than all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of Jehovah, over Israel; and I played before Jehovah.

And his servants drew near, and spoke to him and said, My father, if the prophet had bidden thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he says to thee, Wash and be clean?

So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.

Then was kindled the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God;

Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

moreover it hath not seen nor known the sun: this hath rest rather than the other.

And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, in all the places whither I have driven those that remain, saith Jehovah of hosts.