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Acts 13:22
And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.
Acts 13:22 · Darby Bible
Acts 13:22 in other translations
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’
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In context
19 And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
20 And after these things he gave [them] judges till Samuel the prophet, [to the end of] about four hundred and fifty years.
21 And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.
22 And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.
23 Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
24 John having proclaimed before the face of his entry [among the people] [the] baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? I am not [he]. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.
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