Numbers 27:16
New King James Version
16 “Let the Lord, (A)the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
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Numbers 27:17
New King James Version
17 (A)who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (B)like sheep which have no shepherd.”
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1 Samuel 18:5
New King James Version
5 So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and [a]behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
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- 1 Samuel 18:5 Or prospered
2 Samuel 5:2
New King James Version
2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, (A)you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, (B)‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ”
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1 Kings 3:7
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7 Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a (A)little child; I do not know how (B)to go out or come in.
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