Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 7:8 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

{2 Samuel 7:8} Now x6258 therefore x3541 so shalt thou say 559 z8799 unto my servant 5650 David, 1732 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD 3068 of hosts, 6635 I x589 took 3947 z8804 thee from x4480 the sheepcote, 5116 from following 310 x4480 the sheep, 6629 to be x1961 ruler 5057 over x5921 my people, 5971 over x5921 Israel: 3478

I took thee:
"And Samuelª saidª ° unto¹ Jesse,ª Are here allª ° [thy] children?ª And he said,ª ° There remainethª ° yet¹ the youngest,ª and, behold,¹ he keepethª ° the sheep.ª And Samuelª saidª ° unto¹ Jesse,ª Sendª ° and fetchª ° him: for¹ we will not¹ sit downª ° till¹ he comeª ° hither.ª ... And he sent,ª ° and brought¹ him in.² ° Now he¹ [was] ruddy,ª [and] withalª of a beautifulª countenance,ª and goodlyª to look to.ª And the LORDª said,ª ° Arise,ª ° anointª ° him: for¹ this¹ [is] he.¹" {1Sm 16:11-12} + "Now¹ therefore thus¹ shalt thou sayª ° unto my servantª David,ª Thus¹ saithª ° the LORDª of hosts,ª I¹ tookª ° thee from¹ the sheepcote,ª [even] from¹ followingª the sheep,ª that thou shouldest be¹ rulerª over¹ my peopleª Israel:ª" {1Ch 17:7} + "He choseª ° Davidª also his servant,ª and tookª ° him from the sheepfolds:ª ª ¹" {Psa 78:70}

ruler:
"And Davidª saidª ° unto¹ Michal,ª [It was] beforeª the LORD,ª which¹ choseª ° me before thy father,ª ¹ and before all¹ ¹ his house,ª to appointª ° me rulerª over¹ the peopleª of the LORD,ª over¹ Israel:ª therefore will I playª ° beforeª the LORD.ª" {2Sm 6:21} + "And Nathanª saidª ° to¹ David,ª Thou¹ [art] the man.ª Thus¹ saithª ° the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª I¹ anointedª ° thee kingª over¹ Israel,ª and I¹ deliveredª ° thee out of the handª ¹ of Saul;ª" {2Sm 12:7} + "To morrowª about this timeª I will sendª ° thee a manª out of the landª ¹ of Benjamin,ª and thou shalt anointª ° him [to be] captainª over¹ my peopleª Israel,ª that he may saveª °¹ my peopleª out of the handª ¹ of the Philistines:ª for¹ I have looked² ° upon¹ ¹ my people,ª because¹ their cryª is comeª ° unto me.¹" {1Sm 9:16} + "Then Samuelª tookª °¹ a vialª of oil,ª and pouredª ° [it] upon¹ his head,ª and kissedª ° him, and said,ª ° [Is it] not¹ because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª ° thee [to be] captainª over¹ his inheritance?ª" {1Sm 10:1}