2Sa 7:8, Psa 78:70-72, Mat 4:18-19, 9:9 | ESV | STEP | Now , therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David , Thus says the Lord of hosts , I took you from the pasture , from following the sheep , that you should be prince over my people Israel .

2 Samuel 7:8

8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, ^aI took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over my people Israel.

Psalms 78:70-72

70 He ^cchose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
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.

Matthew 4:18-19

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18 ⁱWhile walking by ^jthe Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you ^kfishers of men.” ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women}

Matthew 9:9

Jesus Calls Matthew

9 ^mAs Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called ⁿMatthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.