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2 Samuel 7:8

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

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2 Samuel 7:8 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Samuel 16:11–12 (9 votes) and 2 Samuel 6:21 (9 votes). 31 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from 1 Samuel 2 to Acts 13.

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Which verses does 2 Samuel 7:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 Samuel 16:11–129 votes

    And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.” So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”

  2. 2 Samuel 6:219 votes

    But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,

  3. Psalm 78:70–719 votes

    He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

  4. 1 Chronicles 17:77 votes

    Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

  5. 2 Samuel 12:76 votes

    Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

  6. 1 Samuel 10:15 votes

    Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

  7. 1 Samuel 9:164 votes

    “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 7:8?

The 10 strongest of 31.