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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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Psalms 78:67
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 78:67 · retained source text

Moreouer he refused the tabernacle of Ioseph: and chose not the tribe of Ephraim.

Psalms 78:68
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 78:68 · retained source text

But chose the tribe of Iudah: the mount Sion which he loued.

Psalms 78:70
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
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1611 witness · Psalms 78:70 · retained source text

He chose Dauid also his seruant, and tooke him from the sheepe-folds:

1611 marginal note1.Sam.16.11. 2.Sam. 7.8.

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The past tense and past participle of choose.

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