2Sa 5:2, Mic 5:2, Mat 2:6 | ESV | STEP | In times past , when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel . And the Lord said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel , and you shall be prince over Israel .

k Ezek. 34:23; John 21:15-17; [2 Sam. 5:2; Rev. 7:17]

2 Samuel 5:2

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

Micah 5:2

2 ^{▼▼Ch 5:1 in Hebrew} ^eBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of ^fJudah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ^gruler in Israel,
^hwhose coming forth is ⁱfrom of old,
from ancient days.

Matthew 2:6

6 ^j“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will ^kshepherd my people Israel.’”