2 Samuel 5:2

2 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 5:2 New International Version (NIV)

²In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

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2 Samuel 7:8

2 Samuel 6 2 Samuel 8

2 Samuel 7:8 New International Version (NIV)

⁸“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel.

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1 Kings 8:16

1 Kings 7 1 Kings 9

1 Kings 8:16 New International Version (NIV)

¹⁶‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name might be there, but I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’

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1 Chronicles 12:23

1 Chronicles 11 1 Chronicles 13

1 Chronicles 12:23 New International Version (NIV)

Others Join David at Hebron

²³These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the Lord had said:

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Psalm 78:70

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Psalm 78:70 New International Version (NIV)

⁷⁰He chose David his servant
and took him from the sheep pens;

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Acts 13:22

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²²After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’