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2 Samuel 5:2
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2 Samuel 5:2
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2 For some time, while Saul was king over us, it was you who led out Israel and brought it in. The Lord said to you, ‘It is you who shall be shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be ruler over Israel.’ ”(A)
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2 Samuel 5:2
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2 Samuel 5:2
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2 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)’”
Matthew 2:6
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Matthew 2:6
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6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,
for from you shall come a ruler
who is to shepherd[a] my people Israel.’ ”(A)
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- 2.6 Or rule
Matthew 2:6
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Matthew 2:6
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Micah 5:4
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Micah 5:4
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4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth,(A)
Micah 5:4
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Micah 5:4
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Ezekiel 34:23
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Ezekiel 34:23
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23 I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them; he shall feed them and be their shepherd.(A)
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Ezekiel 34:23
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Ezekiel 34:23
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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)
Ezekiel 37:24-25
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Ezekiel 37:24-25
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24 “My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes.(A) 25 They shall live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your ancestors lived; they and their children and their children’s children shall live there forever, and my servant David shall be their prince forever.(B)
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Ezekiel 37:24-25
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Ezekiel 37:24-25
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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)
John 10:11
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John 10:11
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11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.(A)
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John 10:11
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John 10:11
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2 Samuel 7:7
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2 Samuel 7:7
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7 Wherever I have moved about among all the people of Israel, did I ever speak a word with any of the tribal leaders[a] of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’(A)
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- 7.7 Or any of the tribes
2 Samuel 7:7
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2 Samuel 7:7
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1 Samuel 25:30
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1 Samuel 25:30
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30 When the Lord has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you and has appointed you prince over Israel,
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1 Samuel 25:30
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1 Samuel 25:30
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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,
Isaiah 40:11
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Isaiah 40:11
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11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms
and carry them in his bosom
and gently lead the mother sheep.(A)
1 Samuel 18:13
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1 Samuel 18:13
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13 So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand, and David marched out and came in, leading the army.(A)
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1 Samuel 18:13
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1 Samuel 18:13
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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)
John 10:3-4
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John 10:3-4
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3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
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John 10:3-4
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John 10:3-4
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3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.(A) He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.(B) 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.(C)
Isaiah 55:4
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Isaiah 55:4
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4 See, I made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander for the peoples.(A)
Isaiah 55:4
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Isaiah 55:4
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Psalm 78:70-72
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Psalm 78:70-72
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70 He chose his servant David
and took him from the sheepfolds;(A)
71 from tending the nursing ewes he brought him
to be the shepherd of his people Jacob,
of Israel, his inheritance.(B)
72 With upright heart he tended them
and guided them with skillful hand.(C)
Psalm 78:70-72
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Psalm 78:70-72
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