1 Samuel 16:11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

Psalms 78:69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Psalms 78:70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Psalms 113:7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

Psalms 113:8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

Psalms 75:4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

Psalms 75:5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

1 Chronicles 17:7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

Daniel 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: