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He made the families of the tribe of Benjamin come near him, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. He made the members of the family of Matrites come near him, and the lot fell to Saul, son of Kish. They looked for him but could not find him. (1 Samuel 10, 21)
Samuel spoke and said, "Do you see the one Yahweh has chosen? There is none like him among all the people." And all the people shouted, "Long live the king!" (1 Samuel 10, 24)
Yet Yahweh has given you the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for. (1 Samuel 12, 13)
But now your kingship will not last, for Yahweh has chosen someone else more pleasing to him, whom he has appointed to be commander over his people because you have not done what Yahweh commanded you." (1 Samuel 13, 14)
Yahweh asked Samuel, "How long will you be grieving over Saul whom I have rejected as king of Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way to Jesse the Bethlehemite for I have chosen my king from among his sons." (1 Samuel 16, 1)
Jesse called his son Abinadab and presented him to Samuel who said, "Yahweh has not chosen this one either." (1 Samuel 16, 8)
Jesse presented Shammah and Samuel said, "Nor has Yahweh chosen this one." (1 Samuel 16, 9)
Jesse presented seven of his sons to Samuel who said, "Yahweh has chosen none of them. (1 Samuel 16, 10)
Hushai said to Absalom, "No, I will be with the one Yahweh and this people and the Israelites have chosen, and with him I will remain. (2 Samuel 16, 18)
Meantime, your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen - a people so great that they can neither be numbered nor counted. (1 Kings 3, 8)
'Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city in all the tribes of Israel in which to build a resting place for my Name, but now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, as I chose David to be the king of my people Israel.' (1 Kings 8, 16)
If your people go to war wherever you send them, and they pray to Yahweh in the direction of the city which you have chosen and the House which I have built for your Name, (1 Kings 8, 44)