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Psalms 87:2
The Lord loves the gates of Zion More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.
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Ruth 4:17-22
And the neighbor women gave him a name, saying,“ A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab,and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon,and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed,and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
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1 Samuel 16 1
Now the Lord said to Samuel,“ How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”
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2 Chronicles 6 6
but I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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Genesis 49:8-10
“ As for you, Judah, your brothers shall praise you; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.Judah is a lion’s cub; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares to stir him up?The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
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Psalms 132:12-14
If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also will sit upon your throne forever.”For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it as His dwelling place.“ This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.