2 Samuel 3:18
Act now! For the Lord has said to David, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.'"
1 Samuel 15:28
Samuel said to him, "The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to one of your colleagues who is better than you!
2 Samuel 3:9
God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the Lord has promised him,
1 Samuel 9:16
"At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me!"
1 Samuel 13:14
But now your kingdom will not continue! The Lord has sought out for himself a man who is loyal to him and the Lord has appointed him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the Lord commanded you."
1 Samuel 16:1
The Lord said to Samuel, "How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons."
1 Samuel 16:12-13
So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, "Go and anoint him. This is the one!"
Psalm 89:3-4
The Lord said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:
Psalm 89:19-23
Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.
Psalm 132:17-18
There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king's dynasty will continue.
John 12:42-43
Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.