David
the shepherd who became king
Who was David?
- The youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem. He was tending the sheep when Samuel anointed him king. 1 Samuel 16:11-13
- He defeated Goliath with a sling and a stone. He reigned over Israel for forty years. 1 Samuel 17:49-50; 2 Samuel 5:4
- God promised him a throne forever. That is why Jesus is called “son of David.” 2 Samuel 7:16; Matthew 1:1; Luke 1:32
What the Bible says
1 Samuel 16:11-13
11And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered: There remaineth yet a young one, who keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said to Isai: Send, and fetch him, for we will not sit down till he come hither. 12He sent therefore and brought him Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he. 13Then 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: and Samuel rose up, and went to Ramatha.
1 Samuel 17:49-50; 2 Samuel 5:4
49And he put his hand into his scrip, and took a stone, and cast it with the sling, and fetching it about struck the Philistine in the forehead: and the stone was fixed in his forehead, and he fell on his face upon the earth. 50And David prevailed over the Philistine, with a sling and a stone, and he struck, and slew the Philistine. And as David had no sword in his hand,
2 Samuel 7:16; Matthew 1:1; Luke 1:32
And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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