1 Samuel 17:34
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
Cross-references
1 Samuel 16:19 shows Saul summoning David from the sheep, confirming his shepherd role before this speech.
Judges 14:6 recounts Samson killing a lion by the Spirit's power, paralleling David's lion-slaying as a youth.
Ezekiel 34:12 depicts God as a shepherd seeking his scattered sheep, a pattern foreshadowed by David's rescue of his flock.
Amos 3:12 uses the same shepherd-rescuing-sheep-from-lion imagery to picture God's deliverance of Israel.
Zechariah 11:16 describes a negligent shepherd who devours the flock—opposite of David's protective care against the lion.
John 10:11 presents the Good Shepherd who lays down his life—David's rescue from the lion typologically prefigures Christ's sacrificial protection.
In Genesis 31:39, Jacob describes his diligent shepherd care, mirroring David's protection of his flock from predators.
2 Samuel 23:20 describes Benaiah killing a lion, similar to David's feat, highlighting heroic lion-slaying in David's army.
1 Chronicles 11:22 parallels 2 Samuel 23:20, recounting Benaiah's lion kill, echoing David's earlier lion victory.