New International Version
from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.

New Living Translation
He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants— God’s own people, Israel.

English Standard Version
from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.

Berean Study Bible
from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

New American Standard Bible
From the care of the ewes with nursing lambs He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.

NASB 1995
From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.

NASB 1977
From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.

Amplified Bible
From tending the ewes with nursing young He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.

Christian Standard Bible
he brought him from tending ewes to be shepherd over his people Jacob — over Israel, his inheritance.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He brought him from tending ewes to be shepherd over His people Jacob-- over Israel, His inheritance.

Contemporary English Version
and from caring for lambs. Then God made him the leader of Israel, his own nation.

Good News Translation
where he looked after his flocks, and he made him king of Israel, the shepherd of the people of God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He brought him from tending the ewes that had lambs so that David could be the shepherd of the people of Jacob, of Israel, the people who belonged to the LORD.

International Standard Version
He brought him from birthing sheep to care for Jacob, his people, Israel, his possession.

NET Bible
He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.