Young David
A shepherd boy called
to become king
The Lord sent the prophet Samuel
to find a new king.
Saul, who was king at that time,
had stopped following the Lord.
The Lord told Samuel to travel to
Bethlehem and find a man named
Jesse.
The new king would be one of
Jesse’s sons.
Jesse’s older sons were tall and
strong.
But the Lord told Samuel not to
judge them by how they looked.
Samuel asked Jesse if he had any
other sons.
Jesse said his youngest son,
David, was caring for the sheep.
David was brought to Samuel.
David was smaller than his
brothers and was just a shepherd
boy.
But the Lord did not care what
David looked like.
The Lord knew David’s heart was
full of faith.
He told Samuel that David would be
the king.
Samuel blessed David.
The Spirit of the Lord prepared
David to be king.