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chose

Meaning of “chose”

Selected or preferred.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
29 occurrences27 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:2

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Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:2 · retained source text

That the sonnes of God saw the daughters of men, that they were faire, and they took them wiues, of all which they chose.

Genesis 13:11
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 13:11 · retained source text

Then Lot chose him all the plaine of Iordane: and Lot iourneyed East; and they separated themselues the one from the other.

Exodus 18:25
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 18:25 · retained source text

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads ouer the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tennes.

Deuteronomy 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:37 · retained source text

And because he loued thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mightie power out of Egypt:

Deuteronomy 10:15
Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 10:15 · retained source text

Onely the LORD had a delight in thy fathers, to loue them, and hee chose their seed after them, euen you, aboue all people, as it is this day.

Joshua 8:3
¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 8:3 · retained source text

¶ So Ioshua arose, and all the people of warre, to goe vp against Ai: and Ioshua chose out thirtie thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night:

Judges 5:8
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 5:8 · retained source text

They chose new gods; then was warre in the gates: was there a shield or speare seene among fourtie thousand in Israel?

1 Samuel 13:2
Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 13:2 · retained source text

Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel: whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash, and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Ionathan in Gibeah of Beniamin: and the rest of the people he sent euery man to his tent.

1 Samuel 17:40
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:40 · retained source text

And hee tooke his staffe in his hand, and chose him fiue smoothe stones out of the brooke, and put them in a shepheards bag which he had, euen in a scrip, and his sling was in his hande, and he drew neere to the Philistine.

1611 marginal noteOr, valley.

1611 marginal noteHeb. vessell.

2 Samuel 6:21
And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: therefore will I play before the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 6:21 · retained source text

And Dauid said vnto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, & before all his house, to appoint me ruler ouer the people of the LORD, ouer Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.

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The past tense and past participle of choose.

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