2Sa 5:2, Psa 78:71-72, Isa 40:11, Jer 3:15, 23:4, Eze 34:2, 15, 23 | 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 .

t[See ver. 14 above]

u ch. 37:22, 24; Jer. 23:4, 5; Mic. 5:4; 7:14; [ver. 15; John 10:11, 16]

v ch. 37:24, 25; [2 Sam. 5:2; Ps. 78:71, 72]

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.’”

Psalms 78:71-72

71 from ^dfollowing the nursing ewes he brought him
to ^eshepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his ^finheritance.
72 With ^gupright heart he shepherded them
and ^hguided them with his skillful hand.

Isaiah 40:11

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

Jeremiah 3:15

15 “‘And ^lI will give you shepherds after my own heart, ^mwho will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 23:4

4 ⁿI will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:2

2 ^o“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: ^pAh, shepherds of Israel ^qwho have been feeding yourselves! ^rShould not shepherds feed the sheep?

Ezekiel 34:15

15 ^sI myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, ^tand I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 34:23

23 And ^uI will set up over them one shepherd, ^vmy servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.