I Have Chosen

If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as i have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye <i>arei> witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, <i>We arei> witnesses.

Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, <i>andi> whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and <i>towardi> the house that i have built for thy name:

And <i>soi> return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which i have built for thy name:

• Government

Howbeit i will not rend away all the kingdom; <i>buti> will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which i have chosen.

(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which i have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)

And unto his son will i give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which i have chosen me to put my name there.

• Temple

And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which i have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will i put my name for ever:

And the LORD said, i will remove Judah also out of my sight, as i have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which i have chosen, and the house of which i said, My name shall be there.

• SOLOMON
• Call

And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for i have chosen him <i>to bei> my son, and i will be his father.

But i have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which i have built for thy name;

If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and <i>towardi> the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which i have built for thy name:

• Offerings
• Temple

And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, i have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

• Temple

For now have i chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which i have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will i put my name for ever:

But <i>ifi> ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, <i>yeti> will i gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that i have chosen to set my name there.

i have made a covenant with my chosen, i have sworn unto David my servant,

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, i have laid help upon <i>one that isi> mighty; i have exalted <i>onei> chosen out of the people.

i have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have i laid <i>before mei>.

Let thine hand help me; for i have chosen thy precepts.

But thou, Israel, <i>arti> my servant, Jacob whom i have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

<i>Thoui> whom i have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou <i>arti> my servant; i have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

Ye <i>arei> my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom i have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that i <i>ami> he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom i have chosen:

Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, <i>whichi> will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom i have chosen.

• Furnace
• Refining

Behold, i have refined thee, but not with silver; i have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Is it such a fast that i have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? <i>is iti> to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes <i>under himi>? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?

• Burden

<i>Isi> not this the fast that i have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

He that killeth an ox <i>is as ifi> he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, <i>as ifi> he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, <i>as if he offeredi> swine's blood; he that burneth incense, <i>as ifi> he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither i have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

• Zerubbabel
• Predestination

In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will i take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for i have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.

Behold my servant, whom i have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: i will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Jesus answered them, have not i chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

• Predestination
• Prophecy

i speak not of you all: i know whom i have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

• APOSTLES
• Call

Ye have not chosen me, but i have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and <i>thati> your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

• Predestination

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but i have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.