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Psalms 78:70

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He also chose David His servant And took him from the sheepfolds;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheep-folds:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And made choice of David his servant, And took him from among the folds of the sheep:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And He fixeth on David His servant, And taketh him from the folds of a flock,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he chose his servant David, and took him from the flocks of sheep: he brought him from following the ewes great with young,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— He chose Dauid also his seruant, and tooke him from the shepefolds.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— He chose Dauid also his seruant, and tooke him from the sheepe-folds:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— He chose David also his servant, and took him up from the flocks of sheep.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— He chose Dawid also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
He chose 977
{0977} Prime
בָּחַר
bachar
{baw-khar'}
A primitive root; properly to try, that is, (by implication) select.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
Däwiđ דָּוִד 1732
{1732} Prime
דָּוִד
David
{daw-veed'}
From the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.
also his servant, 5650
{5650} Prime
עֶבֶד
`ebed
{eh'-bed}
From H5647; a servant.
and took 3947
{3947} Prime
לָקַח
laqach
{law-kakh'}
A primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
him from the sheepfolds: 4356
{4356} Prime
מִכְלָה
mikla'ah
{mik-law-aw'}
From H3607; a pen (for flocks).
6629
{6629} Prime
צֹאן
tso'n
{tsone}
From an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men).
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Psalms 78:70-72

_ _ God’s sovereignty was illustrated in this choice. The contrast is striking — humility and exaltation — and the correspondence is beautiful.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 78:40-72.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
chose:

Psalms 89:19-20 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people. ... I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
1 Samuel 16:11-12 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. ... And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he.
2 Samuel 3:18 Now then do [it]: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
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.
Acts 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

and took:

Exodus 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.
Exodus 3:10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
1 Samuel 17:15-54 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. ... And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
2 Samuel 7:8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
1 Kings 19:19-20 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. ... And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
Amos 7:14-15 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet's son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: ... And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
Matthew 4:18-22 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. ... And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 3:1, 10. 1S 16:11; 17:15. 2S 3:18; 6:21; 7:8. 1K 19:19. Ps 89:19. Am 7:14. Mt 4:18. Ac 13:22.

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