Acts 13:22

New American Bible - revised edition

Then he removed him and raised up David as their king; of him he testified, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will carry out my every wish.’

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:4

Then the men of Judah came there and anointed David king over the house of Judah. A report reached David that the people of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul.

2 Samuel 7:15

but I will not withdraw my favor from him as I withdrew it from Saul who was before you.

2 Samuel 7:8

Now then, speak thus to my servant David, Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to become ruler over my people Israel.

1 Kings 15:3

He followed all the sins his father had committed before him, and his heart was not entirely with the Lord, his God, as was the heart of David his father.

1 Kings 15:5

because David had done what was right in the sight of the Lord and did not disobey any of his commands as long as he lived, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Chronicles 10:13

Thus Saul died because of his treason against the Lord in disobeying his word, and also because he had sought counsel from a ghost,

1 Chronicles 2:12

Boaz became the father of Obed. Obed became the father of Jesse.

Psalm 2:6

“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”

Jeremiah 33:21

only then can my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he will not have a descendant to act as king upon his throne, and my covenant with the priests of Levi who minister to me.

Jeremiah 33:26

then I will also reject the descendants of Jacob and of David my servant, no longer selecting from his descendants rulers for the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Yes, I will restore their fortunes and show them mercy.

Ezekiel 34:23

I will appoint one shepherd over them to pasture them, my servant David; he shall pasture them and be their shepherd.

Hosea 3:5

Afterward the Israelites will turn back and seek the Lord, their God, and David, their king; They will come trembling to the Lord and to his bounty, in the last days.

Acts 13:36

Now David, after he had served the will of God in his lifetime, fell asleep, was gathered to his ancestors, and did see corruption.

Acts 15:8

And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by granting them the holy Spirit just as he did us.

Acts 7:46

who found favor in the sight of God and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

1 Samuel 12:25

If instead you continue to do evil, both you and your king shall be swept away.”

1 Samuel 15:11

I regret having made Saul king, for he has turned from me and has not kept my command. At this Samuel grew angry and cried out to the Lord all night.

1 Samuel 15:23

For a sin of divination is rebellion, and arrogance, the crime of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord in turn has rejected you as king.” Rejection of Saul.

1 Samuel 15:26

But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, because you rejected the word of the Lord and the Lord has rejected you as king of Israel.”

1 Samuel 15:28

So Samuel said to him: “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel: How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for from among his sons I have decided on a king.

1 Samuel 16:13

Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand, anointed him in the midst of his brothers, and from that day on, the spirit of the Lord rushed upon David. Then Samuel set out for Ramah. David Wins Saul’s Approval.

1 Samuel 28:16

To this Samuel said: “But why do you ask me, if the Lord has abandoned you for your neighbor?

1 Samuel 31:6

Thus Saul, his three sons, and his armor-bearer died together on that same day.