1 Samuel 9:15-17

15Now the day before Saul came, athe Lord had brevealed to Samuel: 16Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, cand you shall anoint him to be prince
Or leader
over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. eFor I have seen
Septuagint adds the affliction of
my people, because their cry has come to me.”
17When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, gHere is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people.”

1 Samuel 10:24

24And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him hwhom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, i“Long live the king!”

1 Samuel 16:12-13

12And he sent and brought him in. Now he was jruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, kArise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13Then Samuel took lthe horn of oil mand anointed him in the midst of his brothers. nAnd the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

2 Samuel 5:2

2In times past, when Saul was king over us, oit was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, p‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince
Or leader
over Israel.’”

1 Chronicles 12:23

23These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops rwho came to David in Hebron sto turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, taccording to the word of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 22:10

10 uHe shall build a house for my name. vHe shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel forever.’

1 Chronicles 28:5

5And of wall my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he xhas chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
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