KJV King James Version
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
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Psalm 78:67
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
WEB World English Bible
Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,
ASV American Standard Version
Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.
Surrounding context — Psalm 78
64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, [and] like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
69 And he built his sanctuary like high [palaces], like the earth which he hath established for ever.
70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
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2 Samuel 6:2And David arose, and went with all the people that [were] with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth [between] the cherubims.1 Samuel 6:21And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, [and] fetch it up to you.2 Samuel 6:17And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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