- But I have chosen Jerusalem:
- This clause is also not found in Kings. Jerusalem was expressly marked out, by the building of the temple, to be the centre of the worship of Israel; as Jehovah had before spoken by Moses. See the parallel passages. "So kingª Rehoboamª strengthened²° himself¹ in Jerusalem,ª and reigned:ª° for¹ Rehoboamª [was] oneª and fortyª yearsª oldª when he began to reign,ª° and he reignedª° seventeenªª yearsª in Jerusalem,ª the cityª which¹ the LORDª had chosenª° out of all¹¹ the tribesª of Israel,ª to putª°¹ his nameª there.¹ And his mother'sª nameª [was] Naamahª an Ammonitess.²¹" {2Ch 12:13} + "[[A Songª [and] Psalmª for the sonsª of Korah.]]ª Greatª [is] the LORD,ª and greatlyª to be praisedª° in the cityª of our God,ª [in] the mountainª of his holiness.ª" {Psa 48:1} + "But choseª°¹ the tribeª of Judah,ª¹ the mountª Zionª which¹ he loved.ª° ... He choseª° Davidª also his servant,ª and tookª° him from the sheepfolds:ªª¹" {Psa 78:68-70} + "For¹ the LORDª hath chosenª° Zion;ª he hath desiredª° [it] for his habitation.ª" {Psa 132:13} + "What¹ shall [one] then answerª° the messengersª of the nation?ª That¹ the LORDª hath foundedª° Zion,ª and the poorª of his peopleª shall trustª° in it." {Isa 14:32}
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