1Ch 22:5, Pro 12:10, Isa 40:11, Eze 34:15-16, 23-25, Joh 21:15-17 | ESV | STEP | For David said , Solomon my son is young and inexperienced , and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent , of fame and glory throughout all lands . I will therefore make preparation for it. So David provided materials in great quantity before his death .

5 For David said, ^a“Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all lands. I will therefore make preparation for it.” So David provided materials in great quantity before his death.

Proverbs 12:10

10 ^bWhoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

Isaiah 40:11

11 ^cHe will tend his flock like a shepherd;
^dhe will gather the lambs in his arms;
^ehe will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.

Ezekiel 34:15-16

15 ^fI myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, ^gand I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. 16 ^hI will seek the lost, ⁱand I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and ^jthe fat and the strong I will destroy. ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over} I will feed them in justice.

Ezekiel 34:23-25

23 And ^lI will set up over them one shepherd, ^mmy servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And ⁿI, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. ^oI am the Lord; I have spoken.

The Lord’s Covenant of Peace

25 ^p“I will make with them a covenant of peace and ^qbanish wild beasts from the land, ^rso that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^sfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^t“Simon, ^uson of John, ^vdo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^wmy lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, ^x“Tend ^ymy sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him ^zthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^aayou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^abmy sheep.