So king H4428 Rehoboam H7346 strengthened H2388 himself in Jerusalem, H3389 and reigned: H4427 for Rehoboam H7346 was one H259 and forty H705 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign, H4427 and he reigned H4427 seventeen H7651 H6240 years H8141 in Jerusalem, H3389 the city H5892 which H834 the LORD H3068 had chosen H977 out of all H3605 the tribes H7626 of Israel, H3478 to put H7760 his name H8034 there. H8033 And his mother's H517 name H8034 was Naamah H5279 an Ammonitess. H5984

A Song H7892 and Psalm H4210 for the sons H1121 of Korah. H7141 Great H1419 is the LORD, H3068 and greatly H3966 to be praised H1984 in the city H5892 of our God, H430 in the mountain H2022 of his holiness. H6944

But chose H977 the tribe H7626 of Judah, H3063 the mount H2022 Zion H6726 which H834 he loved. H157

He chose H977 David H1732 also his servant, H5650 and took H3947 him from the sheepfolds: H4356

For the LORD H3068 has chosen H977 Zion; H6726 he has desired H183 it for his habitation. H4186

What H4100 shall one then answer H6030 the messengers H4397 of the nation? H1471 That the LORD H3068 has founded H3245 Zion, H6726 and the poor H6041 of his people H5971 shall trust H2620 in it.

And the LORD H3068 said H559 to Samuel, H8050 How H5704 long H5704 will you mourn H56 for Saul, H7586 seeing I have rejected H3988 him from reigning H4427 over H5921 Israel? H3478 fill H4390 your horn H7161 with oil, H8081 and go, H3212 I will send H7971 you to Jesse H3448 the Bethlehemite: H1022 for I have provided H7200 me a king H4428 among his sons. H1121

However, the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 chose H977 me before all H3605 the house H1004 of my father H25 to be king H4428 over H5921 Israel H3478 for ever: H5769 for he has chosen H977 Judah H3063 to be the ruler; H5057 and of the house H1004 of Judah, H3063 the house H1004 of my father; H25 and among the sons H1121 of my father H25 he liked H7521 me to make me king H4427 over H5921 all H3605 Israel: H3478

Then H227 you spoke H1696 in vision H2377 to your holy H2623 one, and said, H559 I have laid H7737 help H5828 on one that is mighty; H1368 I have exalted H7311 one chosen H970 out of the people. H5971

I have found H4672 David H1732 my servant; H5650 with my holy H6944 oil H8081 have I anointed H4886 him: