Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | Jud 20:34 | And there came [0935] against [05048] Gibeah [01390] ten [06235] thousand [0505] chosen [0977] men [0376] out of all Israel [03478], and the battle [04421] was sore [03513]: but they knew [03045] not that evil [07451] was near [05060] them. |
Word | Easton Dictionary - Definition |
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.) |