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Thou wast our chief commander in our expeditions against the Philistines, and therefore art most fit to be king over us.
The Lord said to thee, to wit, by Samuel, 1Sa_16:11-13; for though the words vary, yet the sense is the same.
Thou shalt feed my people Israel i.e. rule them, and take care of them, as a shepherd doth of his sheep, Psa_78:70,71. This expression he useth to admonish David, that he was not made a king to advance his own glory and interest, but for the good and benefit of his people; and that he ought to rule them with all tenderness, and to watch over them with all diligence.