What does the Bible say about david?
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The Bible presents David as a man chosen by God, marked by faith and repentance, through whom God displayed his righteous rule and pointed forward to Christ. God anointed him by His Spirit in 1 Samuel 16:13, and Acts 13:22 calls him a man after God’s own heart, not because he was sinless, but because he trusted and obeyed the Lord. David ruled with justice and equity, as 1 Chronicles 18:14 records, though his failures also reveal the need for a greater King. In Psalms 23:1-6, David confesses the Lord as his Shepherd. Ezekiel 34:23 promises the ultimate Davidic Shepherd, fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
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- Acts 13:22
When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'
- 1 Chronicles 18:14
David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
- Psalms 23:1-6
[1] > Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [5] You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. [6] Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in Yahweh's house forever.
- 1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
- Ezekiel 34:23
I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
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