Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me. —Compare 1 Chronicles 11:2 and Notes. The Divine election of David p…

He delights to dwell upon the election of God. It was not by the right of primogeniture that he was chosen king; it was by the will and good pleasu…

Howbeit, the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house
of my father to be king over Israel for eve…

During David's last illne , many chief priests and Levites were in Jerusalem. When he found himself able, David spoke of his intention to build a t…