1 Chronicles 17:7
Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
Cross-references
In 1 Chronicles 17:17, David humbly responds to the same promise, showing his gratitude and awe at God's covenant.
1 Samuel 16:11-13 is the historical account of David being anointed after being brought from the sheep, directly fulfilling the narrative referenced here.
In 1 Samuel 16:12, David is anointed king at God's command — the commissioning that led to his being taken from the pasture to rule.
In 1 Samuel 17:15, David is still tending sheep after his anointing — illustrating the humble occupation from which God called him.
In 2 Samuel 7:8, the same words are spoken to David — God's call from shepherding to leadership is repeated verbatim in the parallel account.
In Psalm 78:70, the psalmist recalls God chose David and took him from the sheepfolds — a direct poetic reference to this call.
In Psalm 78:71, David is taken from tending ewes to shepherd God's people — expanding the shepherd metaphor to kingship.
In Amos 7:15, God takes Amos from following the flock to prophesy — the same language of divine call from shepherding to mission.
In 2 Samuel 6:21, David recalls that God chose him to be prince over Israel — the same election referenced in the call from the pasture.