2 Samuel 7:8
New King James Version
8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.
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2 Samuel 7:8
New International Version
2 Samuel 7:8
King James Version
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:
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2 Samuel 7:8
English Standard Version
8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince[a] over my people Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 7:8 Or leader
2 Samuel 7:8
New American Standard Bible
God’s Covenant with David
8 Now then, this is what you shall say to My servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “(A)I Myself took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, (B)to be leader over My people Israel.
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Psalm 78:70-72
New King James Version
70 (A)He also chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From following (B)the ewes that had young He brought him,
(C)To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
72 So he shepherded them according to the (D)integrity of his heart,
And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
Psalm 78:70-72
New International Version
Psalm 78:70-72
King James Version
70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
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Psalm 78:70-72
English Standard Version
Psalm 78:70-72
New American Standard Bible
70 He also (A)chose His servant David
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From [a](B)the care of the [b]ewes (C)with nursing lambs He brought him
To (D)shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel (E)His inheritance.
72 So he shepherded them according to the (F)integrity of his heart,
And guided them with his skillful hands.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:71 Lit following
- Psalm 78:71 Lit ewes that wet-nurse, He
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