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Psalms 87:2
The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
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Ruth 4:17-22
The neighbor women named him, saying,“ A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse– David’s father!These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,Amminadab was the father of Nachshon, Nachshon was the father of Salmah,Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
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1 Samuel 16 1
The LORD said to Samuel,“ How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.”
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2 Chronicles 6 6
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
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Genesis 49:8-10
Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you.You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness– who will rouse him?The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.
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Psalms 132:12-14
If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.He said,“ This will be my resting place forever; I will live here, for I have chosen it.