Psa 78:70-72, Isa 11:11, Jer 3:14-15, 33:26, Eze 34:23-31, Hos 3:3-5 | ESV | STEP | He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds ;

70 He ^achose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from ^bfollowing the nursing ewes he brought him
to ^cshepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his ^dinheritance.
72 With ^eupright heart he shepherded them
and ^fguided them with his skillful hand.

Isaiah 11:11

11 ^gIn that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, ^hfrom Assyria, ⁱfrom Egypt, from ^jPathros, from ^kCush, ^{▼▼Probably Nubia} from ^mElam, from ⁿShinar, from ^oHamath, and from ^pthe coastlands of the sea.

Jeremiah 3:14-15

14 ^qReturn, O faithless children,

declares the Lord;
^rfor I am your master;
I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,
and I will bring you to Zion.
15 “‘And ^sI will give you shepherds after my own heart, ^twho will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 33:26

26 then I will reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his offspring to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. ^uFor I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them.”

Ezekiel 34:23-31

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

The Lord’s Covenant of Peace

25 ^z“I will make with them a covenant of peace and ^aabanish wild beasts from the land, ^abso that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places all around my hill ^aca blessing, and ^adI will send down the showers in their season; they shall be ^aeshowers of blessing. 27 ^afAnd the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, ^agand they shall be secure in their land. And ^ahthey shall know that I am the Lord, when ^aiI break the bars of their yoke, and ^ajdeliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 ^akThey shall no more be a prey to the nations, ^alnor shall the beasts of the land devour them. ^amThey shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will provide for them ^anrenowned plantations so that ^aothey shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer ^apsuffer the reproach of the nations. 30 And they shall know that ^aqI am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. 31 And you are my sheep, ^arhuman sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”

Hosea 3:3-5

3 And I said to her, “You must ^asdwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you.” 4 For the children of Israel ^atshall dwell many days ^auwithout king or prince, ^avwithout sacrifice or ^awpillar, without ^axephod or ^ayhousehold gods. 5 Afterward ^azthe children of Israel shall return and ^baseek the Lord their God, and ^bbDavid their king, ^bcand they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the ^bdlatter days.