Isa 9:6-7, Eze 34:23-24, 37:24, Mic 5:2-4, Zec 9:9-10, Mat 2:2 | ESV | STEP | For to us a child is born , to us a son is given ; and the government shall be upon his shoulder , and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor , Mighty God , Everlasting Father , Prince of Peace .

Isaiah 9:6-7

6 ^aFor to us a child is born,
to us ^ba son is given;
^cand the government shall be ^dupon ^{▼▼Or is upon} his shoulder,
and his name shall be called ^{▼▼Or is called}
Wonderful ^gCounselor, ^hMighty God,
ⁱEverlasting ^jFather, Prince of ^kPeace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^lthere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^mwith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
ⁿThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Ezekiel 34:23-24

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

Ezekiel 37:24

24 “My servant ^sDavid ^tshall be king over them, and they shall all have ^uone shepherd. ^vThey shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes.

Micah 5:2-4

2 ^{▼▼Ch 5:1 in Hebrew} ^xBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of ^yJudah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ^zruler in Israel,
^aawhose coming forth is ^abfrom of old,
from ancient days.
3 Therefore he shall give them up ^acuntil the time
when she who is in labor has given birth;
then ^adthe rest of his brothers shall return
to the people of Israel.
4 And he shall stand ^aeand shepherd his flock ^afin the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now ^aghe shall be great
to the ends of the earth.

Zechariah 9:9-10

The Coming King of Zion

9 ^ahRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
^aiBehold, ^ajyour king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
^akhumble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 ^alI will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and ^amthe war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and ^anhe shall speak peace to the nations;
^aohis rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from ^apthe River to the ends of the earth.

Matthew 2:2

2 saying, “Where is he who has been born ^aqking of the Jews? For we saw ^arhis star when it rose ^{▼▼Or in the east; also verse 9} and have come to ^atworship him.”