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Hebrews 7:14
What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe.
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Genesis 27:29
May many nations become your servants, and may they bow down to you. May you be the master over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. All who curse you will be cursed, and all who bless you will be blessed.”
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1 Chronicles 5 2
The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.
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Genesis 29:35
Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said,“ Now I will praise the Lord!” And then she stopped having children.
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Deuteronomy 33:7
Moses said this about the tribe of Judah:“ O Lord, hear the cry of Judah and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; help them against their enemies!”
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2 Samuel 24 9
Joab reported the number of people to the king. There were 800,000 capable warriors in Israel who could handle a sword, and 500,000 in Judah.
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1 Chronicles 12 1-1 Chronicles 12 40
The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle.All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second in command. These were the other warriors: Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth;Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah;Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph;Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.Ezer was their leader. Obadiah was second. Eliab was third.Mishmannah was fourth. Jeremiah was fifth.Attai was sixth. Eliel was seventh.Johanan was eighth. Elzabad was ninth.Jeremiah was tenth. Macbannai was eleventh.These warriors from Gad were army commanders. The weakest among them could take on a hundred regular troops, and the strongest could take on a thousand!These were the men who crossed the Jordan River during its seasonal flooding at the beginning of the year and drove out all the people living in the lowlands on both the east and west banks.Others from Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.David went out to meet them and said,“ If you have come in peace to help me, we are friends. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our ancestors see it and punish you.”Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said,“ We are yours, David! We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace and prosperity be with you, and success to all who help you, for your God is the one who helps you.” So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops.Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said,“ It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.”Here is a list of the men from Manasseh who defected to David as he was returning to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each commanded 1,000 troops from the tribe of Manasseh.They helped David chase down bands of raiders, for they were all brave and able warriors who became commanders in his army.Day after day more men joined David until he had a great army, like the army of God.These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as the Lord had promised.From the tribe of Judah, there were 6,800 warriors armed with shields and spears.From the tribe of Simeon, there were 7,100 brave warriors.From the tribe of Levi, there were 4,600 warriors.This included Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, who had 3,700 under his command.This also included Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 members of his family who were all officers.From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, there were 3,000 warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time.From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 brave warriors, each highly respected in his own clan.From the half tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, 18,000 men were designated by name to help David become king.From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.From the tribe of Zebulun, there were 50,000 skilled warriors. They were fully armed and prepared for battle and completely loyal to David.From the tribe of Naphtali, there were 1,000 officers and 37,000 warriors armed with shields and spears.From the tribe of Dan, there were 28,600 warriors, all prepared for battle.From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 trained warriors, all prepared for battle.From the east side of the Jordan River— where the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh lived— there were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon.All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their king.They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival.And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel.
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Psalms 76:1
God is honored in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
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Joshua 10:24
When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army,“ Come and put your feet on the kings’ necks.” And they did as they were told.
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Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven:“ The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
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Genesis 42:6
Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.
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2 Chronicles 15 9
Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. For many from Israel had moved to Judah during Asa’s reign when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
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Genesis 37:7-10
“ We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!”His brothers responded,“ So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them.Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it.“ Listen, I have had another dream,” he said.“ The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!”This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him.“ What kind of dream is that?” he asked.“ Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?”
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Judges 1:1-2
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord,“ Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?”The Lord answered,“ Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.”
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Judges 20:18
Before the battle the Israelites went to Bethel and asked God,“ Which tribe should go first to attack the people of Benjamin?” The Lord answered,“ Judah is to go first.”
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1 Kings 4 1-1 Kings 4 34
King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,and these were his high officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors. Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.Ahishar was manager of the palace property. Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king’s household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year.These are the names of the twelve governors: Ben hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.Ben deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth shemesh, and Elon bethhanan.Ben hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.Ben abinadab, in all of Naphoth dor.( He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth shan to Abel meholah and over to Jokmeam.Ben geber, in Ramoth gilead, including the Towns of Jair( named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.Ahimaaz, in Naphtali.( He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.)Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar.Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. There was also one governor over the land of Judah.The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink.Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal;also 10 oxen from the fattening pens, 20 pasture fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and choice poultry.Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders.During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, each family had its own home and garden.Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses.The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him.They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore.In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt.He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol— Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish.And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.
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2 Chronicles 30 11
However, some people from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 17 2
He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and he assigned additional garrisons to the land of Judah and to the towns of Ephraim that his father, Asa, had captured.
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2 Samuel 22 41
You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.
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2 Chronicles 17 14-2 Chronicles 17 16
His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans. From Judah there were 300,000 troops organized in units of 1,000, under the command of Adnah.Next in command was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 troops.Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the Lord’s service, with 200,000 troops under his command.
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Psalms 78:68-71
He chose instead the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loved.There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens, as solid and enduring as the earth.He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens.He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants— God’s own people, Israel.
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2 Samuel 5 3
So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel.
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Numbers 10:14
Judah’s troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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Genesis 44:18-34
Then Judah stepped forward and said,“ Please, my lord, let your servant say just one word to you. Please, do not be angry with me, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself.“ My lord, previously you asked us, your servants,‘ Do you have a father or a brother?’And we responded,‘ Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him very much.’“ And you said to us,‘ Bring him here so I can see him with my own eyes.’But we said to you,‘ My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.’But you told us,‘ Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you will never see my face again.’“ So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said.Later, when he said,‘ Go back again and buy us more food,’we replied,‘ We can’t go unless you let our youngest brother go with us. We’ll never get to see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’“ Then my father said to us,‘ As you know, my wife had two sons,and one of them went away and never returned. Doubtless he was torn to pieces by some wild animal. I have never seen him since.Now if you take his brother away from me, and any harm comes to him, you will send this grieving, white haired man to his grave.’“ And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father’s life is bound up in the boy’s life.If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white haired man to his grave.My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him,‘ If I don’t bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.’“ So please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”
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Ezekiel 21:29
Your prophets have given false visions, and your fortune tellers have told lies. The sword will fall on the necks of the wicked for whom the day of final reckoning has come.
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Numbers 1:27
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2 Chronicles 14 8
King Asa had an army of 300,000 warriors from the tribe of Judah, armed with large shields and spears. He also had an army of 280,000 warriors from the tribe of Benjamin, armed with small shields and bows. Both armies were composed of well trained fighting men.
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Psalms 18:40-43
You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt.You gave me victory over my accusers. You appointed me ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me.
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Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Isaiah 9:7
His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!
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2 Chronicles 11 12-2 Chronicles 11 17
He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.But all the priests and Levites living among the northern tribes of Israel sided with Rehoboam.The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and moved to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to serve the Lord as priests.Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines, where they worshiped the goat and calf idols he had made.From all the tribes of Israel, those who sincerely wanted to worship the Lord, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem, where they could offer sacrifices to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.This strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they supported Rehoboam son of Solomon, for during those years they faithfully followed in the footsteps of David and Solomon.
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Revelation 5:5
But one of the twenty four elders said to me,“ Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David’s throne, has won the victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
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Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah( though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
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Numbers 26:22
These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500.
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Hebrews 10:13
There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet.
