Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse. He said,“ Send me your son David, the one who takes care of your sheep.”

于是扫罗差遣使者去见耶西，说：“请你打发你放羊的儿子大卫到我这里来。”

于是扫罗差遣使者到耶西那里，说：“叫你放羊的儿子大卫到我这里来。”

于是扫罗差遣使者到耶西那里，说：“叫你放羊的儿子大卫到我这里来。”

扫罗便差遣使者去见耶西，说：“请让你放羊的儿子大卫到我这里来。”

于是扫罗派遣使者去见耶西，说：“请你叫你放羊的儿子大卫到我这里来。”

于是扫罗派遣使者们到耶西那里，说：“把你那与羊群在一起的儿子大卫送到我这里来！”

於是掃羅差遣使者去見耶西，說：「請你打發你放羊的兒子大衛到我這裏來。」

於是掃羅差遣使者到耶西那裏，說：「叫你放羊的兒子大衛到我這裏來。」

於是掃羅差遣使者到耶西那裏，說：「叫你放羊的兒子大衛到我這裏來。」

掃羅便差遣使者去見耶西，說：「請讓你放羊的兒子大衛到我這裡來。」

於是掃羅派遣使者去見耶西，說：“請你叫你放羊的兒子大衛到我這裡來。”

於是掃羅打發使者去見耶西，說：『請打發你的兒子大衛、那跟着羊羣的、到我這裏來。』

於是掃羅派遣使者們到耶西那裡，說：「把你那與羊群在一起的兒子大衛送到我這裡來！」

掃羅遣使詣耶西曰、爾子大衛、與羊同在、遣至我所、

掃羅遣人至耶西曰、汝子大闢牧羊於野、使詣我所。

掃羅遣人往見耶西曰、使爾牧羊之子大衛、至於我所、

Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said,“ Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said,“ Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say,“ Send me your son David, the shepherd.”

Then Saul dispatched messengers to Jesse and said,“ Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say,“ Send me your son David, who is with the flock.”

Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said,“ Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

Then Saul dispatched messengers to Jesse and said,“ Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which[ is] with the sheep.

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said,“ Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep.

Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said,“ Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”

But David went back and forth from Saul’s camp to Bethlehem. He went to Bethlehem to take care of his father’s sheep.

So he asked Jesse,“ Are these the only sons you have?”“ No,” Jesse answered.“ My youngest son is taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said,“ Send for him. We won’t sit down to eat until he arrives.”

He chose his servant David. He took him from the sheep pens.He brought him from tending sheep to be the shepherd of his people Jacob. He made him the shepherd of Israel, his special people.David cared for them with a faithful and honest heart. With skilled hands he led them.

He causes them to sit with princes. He causes them to sit with the princes of his people.

Elijah left Mount Horeb. He saw Elisha, the son of Shaphat. Elisha was plowing in a field. He was driving the last of 12 pairs of oxen. Elijah went up to him. He threw his coat around him.

Saul replied,“ You aren’t able to go out there and fight that Philistine. You are too young. He’s been a warrior ever since he was a boy.”But David said to Saul,“ I’ve been taking care of my father’s sheep. Sometimes a lion or a bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock.

These are the words of Amos. He was a shepherd from the town of Tekoa. Here is the vision he saw concerning Israel. It came to him two years before the earthquake. At that time Uzziah was king of Judah. Jeroboam, the son of Jehoash, was king of Israel. Here are the words of Amos.

Moses was taking care of the flock of his father- in- law Jethro. Jethro was the priest of Midian. Moses led the flock to the western side of the desert. He came to Horeb. It was the mountain of God.There the angel of the Lord appeared to him from inside a burning bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire. But it didn’t burn up.So Moses thought,“ I’ll go over and see this strange sight. Why doesn’t the bush burn up?”The Lord saw that Moses had gone over to look. So God spoke to him from inside the bush. He called out,“ Moses! Moses!”“ Here I am,” Moses said.“ Do not come any closer,” God said.“ Take off your sandals. The place you are standing on is holy ground.”He continued,“ I am the God of your father. I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard that, he turned his face away. He was afraid to look at God.The Lord said,“ I have seen how my people are suffering in Egypt. I have heard them cry out because of their slave drivers. I am concerned about their suffering.So I have come down to save them from the Egyptians. I will bring them up out of that land. I will bring them into a good land. It has a lot of room. It is a land that has plenty of milk and honey. The Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites live there.And now Israel’s cry for help has reached me. I have seen how badly the Egyptians are treating them.So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh. I want you to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. They are my people.”

Amos answered Amaziah,“ I was not a prophet. I wasn’t even the son of a prophet. I was a shepherd. I also took care of sycamore- fig trees.But the Lord took me away from taking care of the flock. He said to me,‘ Go. Prophesy to my people Israel.’

One day Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee. There he saw two brothers, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake, because they were fishermen.“ Come and follow me,” Jesus said.“ I will send you out to fish for people.”At once they left their nets and followed him.Going on from there, he saw two other brothers. They were James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee. As they were preparing their nets, Jesus called out to them.Right away they left the boat and their father and followed Jesus.