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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In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns.(A) And the Lord said(B) to you, ‘You will shepherd(C) my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.(D)’”

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‘But(A) you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
(B)Who will shepherd My people Israel.’

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“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:2,4

24 (A)“David My servant shall be king over them, and (B)they shall all have one shepherd; (C)they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. 25 (D)Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, (E)forever; and (F)My servant David shall be their prince forever.

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24 “‘My servant David(A) will be king(B) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(C) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(D) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(E) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(F) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(G)

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And He shall stand and (A)feed[a] His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God;
And they shall abide,
For now He (B)shall be great
To the ends of the earth;

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  1. Micah 5:4 shepherd

He will stand and shepherd his flock(A)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness(B)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

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23 I will establish one (A)shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—(B)My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.

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23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(A) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(B)

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Wherever I have (A)moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded (B)to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’

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Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites,(A) did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd(B) my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house(C) of cedar?(D)”’

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30 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord has done for my lord according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you (A)ruler over Israel,

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30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler(A) over Israel,

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13 Therefore Saul removed him from [a]his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and (A)he went out and came in before the people.

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  1. 1 Samuel 18:13 Lit. himself

13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led(A) the troops in their campaigns.(B)

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11 (A)“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

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Indeed I have given him as (A)a witness to the people,
(B)A leader and commander for the people.

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See, I have made him a witness(A) to the peoples,
    a ruler and commander(B) of the peoples.

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11 He will (A)feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young.

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11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(A)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms(B)
and carries them close to his heart;(C)
    he gently leads(D) those that have young.(E)

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70 (A)He also chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From following (B)the ewes that had young He brought him,
(C)To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
72 So he shepherded them according to the (D)integrity of his heart,
And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

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70 He chose David(A) his servant
    and took him from the sheep pens;
71 from tending the sheep(B) he brought him
    to be the shepherd(C) of his people Jacob,
    of Israel his inheritance.
72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;(D)
    with skillful hands he led them.

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David Anointed King

16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? (B)Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to (C)Jesse the Bethlehemite. For (D)I have [a]provided Myself a king among his sons.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 16:1 Lit. seen

Samuel Anoints David

16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn(A) for Saul, since I have rejected(B) him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil(C) and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse(D) of Bethlehem. I have chosen(E) one of his sons to be king.”

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