David

David was the youngest son of Jesse of Bethlehem, out keeping the sheep when Samuel came to anoint a king. Nobody expected God to choose him, but the LORD looks on the heart. He became Israel's greatest king and wrote many of the Psalms. The New Testament calls Jesus "the son of David" (Matthew 1:1), because the promised Saviour came from his family.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 16:13 · KJV

BIBLE STORYDavid: A Man After God's Own Heart8 chapters following David's life →

Where you'll meet David

Just starting

• David and Goliath: The Battle Is the LORD's1 Samuel 16-17
• Chosen from the Sheepfolds1 Samuel 13:14; 16; Psalm 78:70-72
• A Faithful Life to the End1 Samuel 12:23; 16; 19:18; 25:1

Know my Bible

• The anointed shepherd and a house for ever1 Samuel 16-17; 2 Samuel 7
• From the sheepfolds to the court of Saul1 Samuel 16; Ruth 4; Psalms 78, 89
• Faithful to the end1 Samuel 16:2-9; 19:18-20; 25:1; Psalm 99:6

Kids

• Samuel Anoints David1 Samuel 16
• The Shepherd Boy1 Samuel 16
• The Faithful Prophet1 Samuel 16; 12:23; 25:1

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