Psalm 89:21
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21 I have chosen David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have anointed him.
Ezekiel 34:23
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23 (A)I will appoint one shepherd[a] over them to pasture them, my servant David; he shall pasture them and be their shepherd.
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- 34:23 One shepherd: a future king to rule over a unified, restored Israel, in the image of the idealized David present in the Book of Kings (cf., e.g., 1 Kgs 3:3; 11:38; 2 Kgs 14:3; 22:2). My servant David: a common characterization of David; e.g., 1 Kgs 11:34, 36, 38; 2 Kgs 8:19; Ps 36:1; 78:70. See Ez 37:25.
Ezekiel 37:24
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24 (A)David my servant shall be king over them; they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my ordinances, observe my statutes, and keep them.
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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6 but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name may be there, and I have chosen David[a] to rule my people Israel.
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