Joshua 15:20

She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

“Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”

She said, “Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Now there was long war between Saul’s house and David’s house. David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul’s house grew weaker and weaker.

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and spoke, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”

For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like God’s army.

send you help from the sanctuary, grant you support from Zion,

The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:

Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.

But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’ ”

For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.