English Standard Version
Acts 13:22
22And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'
Acts 13:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’
Context of Acts 13:22
20All this took about 450 years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. 21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.' 23Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised. 24Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Read all of Acts 13Acts 13:22 word by word
καὶ μεταστήσας αὐτὸν ἤγειρεν τὸν Δαυὶδ αὐτοῖς εἰς βασιλέα, ᾧ καὶ εἶπεν μαρτυρήσας· εὗρον Δαυὶδ τὸν τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, ἄνδρα κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου, ὃς ποιήσει πάντα τὰ θελήματά μου.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- when he had removedμεθίστημιmethistēmi methistanō · to moveG3179
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- he raised upἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
- to beεἰςeis · towardG1519
- their kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
- to whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- he gave testimonyμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
- and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- I have foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of JesseἸεσσαίIessai · JesseG2421
- a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
- afterκατάkata · according toG2596
- mine ownἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
- shall fulfilποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
Cross-references for Acts 13:22
- 1 Samuel 12:25But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king."
- 1 Samuel 13:13And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
- 1 Samuel 15:11"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the Lord all night.
- 1 Samuel 16:1The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons."
- 1 Samuel 28:16And Samuel said, "Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has turned from you and become your enemy?
- 1 Samuel 31:6Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.
- 2 Samuel 7:15but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.
- 1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance.
- Hosea 13:10Where now is your king, to save you in all your cities? Where are all your rulers— those of whom you said, "Give me a king and princes"?
- 2 Samuel 2:4And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When they told David, "It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,"
- 2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.
- 2 Samuel 7:8Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 28:4Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
- Psalms 2:6"As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill."
- Psalms 78:70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
- Psalms 89:19Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: "I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
Commentaries on Acts 13:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22David - a man after mine own heart - That is, a man who would rule the kingdom according to God's will. Dr. Benson's observation on this point is very judicious: "When it is said that David was a man after God's own heart, it should be understood, not of his private, but of his public, character. He was a man after God's own heart, because he ruled the people according to the Divine will. He did not allow of idolatry; he did not set up for absolute power…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22And when he had removed him - This was done because he rebelled against God in sparing the sheep and oxen and valuable property of Amalek, together with Agag the king, when he was commanded to destroy all, 1 Samuel 31:1-6. The phrase “when he removed him” refers probably to his rejection as a king, and not to his death; for David was anointed king before the death of Saul, and almost immediately after the rejection of Saul on account of his rebellion in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-31Verses 14-31 When we come together to worship God, we must do it, not only by prayer and praise, but by the reading and hearing of the word of God. The bare reading of the Scriptures in public assemblies is not enough; they should be expounded, and the people exhorted out of them. This is helping people in doing that which is necessary to make the word profitable, to apply it to themselves. Every thing is touched upon in this sermon, which might best…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Even though he sinned, David was a man who desired to completely follow God's ways (for example, 2 Samuel 11–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2218-22. forty years suffered he their manners--rather, according to what appears the true reading, "cherished he them" (as a nurse the infant in her bosom).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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