Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:

Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

Thus it liked all the people to deal with Simon, and to do as hath been said.