1 Samuel 16:11-12

11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?”
“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered, “but he is tending the sheep.”
Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”

12 So he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features.
Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; he is the one.”

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Cross References for 1 Samuel 16:11-12

Psalms 78:70-71 - He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; Click to read the verse Psalms 78:70-71 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:70-71

Genesis 34:5 - When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his... Click to read the verse Genesis 34:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 34:5

1 Samuel 17:15 - but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:15 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:15

1 Samuel 17:28 - When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at hi... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:28 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:28

2 Samuel 13:3 - Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 13:3 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 13:3

Genesis 46:32 - The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds ... Click to read the verse Genesis 46:32 Click to read the verse Genesis 46:32

2 Samuel 7:8 - “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pas... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 7:8 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 7:8

1 Chronicles 17:7 - “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pas... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 17:7 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 17:7

1 Samuel 17:12-15 - Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:12-15 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:12-15

1 Samuel 16:19 - Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:19 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:19

1 Samuel 17:14 - David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul, Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:14 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:14