2 Samuel 5:2

Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

Cross References (22)

  • Matthew 2:6 (32)

    ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a r

  • Micah 5:4 (22)

    He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they wil

  • Ezekiel 34:23 (19)

    I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

  • Ezekiel 37:24–25 (16)

    My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances

  • John 10:11 (12)

    I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

  • 2 Samuel 7:7 (10)

    In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israe

  • Isaiah 40:11 (9)

    He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently lead

  • 1 Samuel 25:30 (8)

    When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,

  • Isaiah 55:4 (7)

    Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.

  • 1 Samuel 16:1 (7)

    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? F

  • John 10:3–4 (7)

    The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them

  • Psalms 78:70–72 (7)

    He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

  • 1 Samuel 18:13 (6)

    Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,

  • 1 Samuel 16:12–13 (6)

    So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And

  • 1 Samuel 18:5 (5)

    So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was

  • Numbers 27:17 (5)

    who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the L

  • Hebrews 2:10 (5)

    In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author o

  • 1 Samuel 18:16 (5)

    But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.

  • 1 Samuel 9:16 (4)

    “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people I

  • 1 Samuel 25:28 (4)

    Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights th

  • 1 Samuel 13:14 (4)

    But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His peo

  • 2 Kings 20:5 (2)

    “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I ha