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choice

Meaning of “choice”

Sense 1: The act of choosing; a selection. Sense 2: Selected, excellent, or preferred.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
21 occurrences21 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 23:6

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1 Chronicles 7:40
All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 7:40 · retained source text

All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers house, choice and mightie men of valour, chiefe of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogie of them, that were apt to the warre and to battell, was twentie and sixe thousand men.

1 Chronicles 19:10
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 19:10 · retained source text

Now when Ioab saw that the battell was set against him, before and behinde: hee chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in aray against the Syrians.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the face of the battell was.

1611 marginal noteOr, yong men.

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