1 Chronicles 28:4
4 Yet the Lord God of Israel vchose me from all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For he chose wJudah as leader, and in the house of Judah xmy father’s house, and yamong my father’s sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
Micah 5:2
2 1 dBut you, O eBethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of fJudah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.
Matthew 2:6
6 n“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will oshepherd my people Israel.’”
