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Strong Concordance 1Ki 8:44 If thy people [05971] go out [03318] to battle [04421] against their enemy [0341], whithersoever [01870] thou shalt send [07971] them, and shall pray [06419] unto the LORD [03068] toward [01870] the city [05892] which thou hast chosen [0977], and toward the house [01004] that I have built [01129] for thy name [08034]:

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CHOSEN spoken of warriors (Ex. 15:4; Judg. 20:16), of the Hebrew nation (Ps. 105:43; Deut. 7:7), of Jerusalem as the seat of the temple (1 Kings 11:13). Christ is the "chosen" of God (Isa. 42:1); and the apostles are "chosen" for their work (Acts 10:41). It is said with regard to those who do not profit by their opportunities that "many are called, but few are chosen" (Matt. 20:16). (See ELECTION.)
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