Bible Cross References
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Psalm 89:19
Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and said: I have placed help upon a mighty one; I have exalted a chosen one out of the people.
Psalm 89:20
I have found David, My servant; with My holy oil I have anointed him;
1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel said to Jesse, Are all the young men here? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is grazing the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.
1 Samuel 16:12
And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and good appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!
2 Samuel 3:18
Now then, do it! For Jehovah has spoken of David, saying, By the hand of My servant David, I will save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines and out of the hand of all their enemies.
2 Samuel 6:21
And David said to Michal, It was before Jehovah, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of Jehovah, over Israel. Therefore I have danced before Jehovah.
Acts 13:22
And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He bore witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.
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Exodus 3:1
Now Moses was with the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Exodus 3:10
Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.
1 Samuel 17:15-54
15
And David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
16
And the Philistine drew near and presented himself morning and evening, forty days.
17
And Jesse said to his son David, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp.
18
And carry these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.
19
Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20
And David arose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the battle line and shouting for the battle.
21
For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, rank against rank.
22
And David left the things in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and inquired after the welfare of his brothers.
23
And as he talked with them, behold the man came out from the ranks of the armies of the Philistines, between the two armies, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name; and he spoke according to the same words. And David heard.
24
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were very much afraid.
25
And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man who comes up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And it shall be that the man who kills him, the king will enrich with great riches, will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free from taxes in Israel.
26
And David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the ranks of the living God!
27
And the people answered him in this manner, saying, Thus shall it be done for the man who kills him.
28
Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger burned against David, and he said, Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and your naughty heart, for you have come down to see the battle.
29
And David said, What have I done now? Was it not just words?
30
And he turned from him toward another and spoke the same words; and these people answered him according to the first words.
31
And when the words which David had spoken were heard, they were reported before Saul; and he sent for him.
32
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant shall go and fight with this Philistine.
33
And Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34
And David said to Saul, Your servant was grazing his father's sheep; and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,
35
I went out after it and struck it, and rescued the lamb out of its mouth; and when it arose against me, I took hold of it by its beard, and struck and killed it.
36
Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has reproached the ranks of the living God.
37
Moreover David said, Jehovah, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and Jehovah be with you!
38
And Saul clothed David with his garments, and he put a bronze helmet on his head, and clothed him with body armor.
39
And David girded his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them. And David took them off.
40
Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.
41
And the Philistine proceeded to come near to David, with the man carrying the shield before him.
42
And when the Philistine considered and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and of good appearance.
43
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you are coming to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field!
45
Then David said to the Philistine, You are coming to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I am coming to you in the name of Jehovah of Hosts, the God of the ranks of Israel, whom you have reproached.
46
This day Jehovah will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the heavens and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47
Then all this assembly shall know that Jehovah does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and He has given you into our hands.
48
So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hastened and ran toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.
49
And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
50
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.
51
Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their strong man was dead, they fled.
52
And the men of Israel and Judah rose up and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even as far as Gath and Ekron.
53
And the sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines, and plundered their camps.
54
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.
2 Samuel 7:8
Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, Thus says Jehovah of Hosts: I have taken you from the pastures, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.
1 Kings 19:19
So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. And Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him.
1 Kings 19:20
And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow after you. And he said to him, Turn and go back, for what have I done to you?
Amos 7:14
Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, I was not a prophet, nor was I the son of a prophet, but I was a herdsman and one gathering sycamore fruit.
Amos 7:15
And Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said to me, Go, prophesy to My people Israel.
Matthew 4:18-22
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And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19
And He says to them, Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20
And they immediately left their nets and followed Him.
21
And going on from there, He saw two other brothers, Jacob the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them,
22
and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.