2Sam.7.8

2 Samuel 7:8

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Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

God’s Covenant with David

Cross References

Acts 7:46

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Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

The Tabernacle of the Testimony

1 Samuel 2:8

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He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’S, and he hath set the world upon them.

Hannah’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

1 Samuel 16:11

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And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

Samuel Anoints David

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

1 Samuel 16:12

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And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

Samuel Anoints David

2 Samuel 6:21

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And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: therefore will I play before the Lord.

Michal’s Contempt for David

2 Samuel 23:1

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Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

David’s Last Song

2 Samuel 24:17

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And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.

A Plague on Israel

1 Kings 3:6

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And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom

Solomon’s Prayer

1 Kings 8:16

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Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

Solomon Blesses the LORD

1 Chronicles 21:17

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And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.

A Plague on Israel

Psalm 78:70

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He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

I Will Open My Mouth in Parables

A Maskil of Asaph.

Psalm 78:71

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From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.