Acts 13:22

“And after removing him, he raised up David for them as king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my wishes.’”

Acts 13:22 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · 1 Samuel 13:14

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The quotation joins words of Psalm 89:20 (“I have found David”), of 1 Samuel 13:14 (“a man after his heart”) and of Isaiah 44:28 (“who will do all my wishes”).

Formula: ᾧ καὶ εἶπεν μαρτυρήσας “about whom he also said, testifying” (Acts 13:22)

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Greek of the New Testament: 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

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְעַתָּה מַמְלַכְתְּךָ לֹא תָקוּם בִּקֵּשׁ יְהוָה לוֹ אִישׁ כִּלְבָבוֹ וַיְצַוֵּהוּ יְהוָה לְנָגִיד עַל עַמּוֹ כִּי לֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ יְהוָה

This passage could not be located with certainty in the transcription of the Septuagint we use, so it is not compared.

Quotation · Psalms 89:20

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“I have found David” is the beginning of Psalm 89:20; the quotation continues with 1 Samuel 13:14 and Isaiah 44:28.

Formula: ᾧ καὶ εἶπεν μαρτυρήσας “about whom he also said, testifying” (Acts 13:22)

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Greek of the New Testament: 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

Hebrew (Masoretic text): מָצָאתִי דָּוִד עַבְדִּי בְּשֶׁמֶן קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו

Septuagint (Psalms 88:21 in the Septuagint numbering): εὗρον Δαυεὶδ τὸν δοῦλόν μου, ἐν ἐλέει ἁγίῳ ἔχρισα αὐτόν.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Acts 13:22, word by word

after removingμεταστήσαςmetastēsas

depose

Depose someone from a post.

Where else “metastēsas” appears
he raised upἤγειρενēgeiren

raise up

To make someone appear, to raise up.

Where else “ēgeiren” appears
DavidΔαυὶδDauid

David

David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).

Where else “Dauid” appears
kingβασιλέαbasilea

king

The one who rules a people with the highest authority.

Where else “basilea” appears
saidεἶπενeipen

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipen” appears
testifyingμαρτυρήσαςmartyrēsas

testify

To tell what one knows or has seen.

Where else “martyrēsas” appears
‘I have foundΕὗρονHeuron

find

To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.

Where else “Heuron” appears
of JesseἸεσσαίIessai

Jesse

Jesse: the father of King David, of Bethlehem.

Where else “Iessai” appears
a manἄνδραandra

man

An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.

Where else “andra” appears
my heartκαρδίανkardian

heart

Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.

Where else “kardian” appears
will doποιήσειpoiēsei

practice

To put into practice, like God's will.

Where else “poiēsei” appears
my wishes.’θελήματάthelēmata

will

Will: what someone wants and decides.

Where else “thelēmata” appears

Translation note

Compare 1 Samuel 13:14 and Psalm 89:20.

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Quotation · 1 Samuel 13:14

The quotation joins words of Psalm 89:20 (“I have found David”), of 1 Samuel 13:14 (“a man after his heart”) and of Isaiah 44:28 (“who will do all my wishes”).

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Acts 13:22

22And after removing him, he raised up David for them as king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my wishes.’

1 Samuel 13:14

14But now your kingdom will not stand firm. YHWH has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and YHWH has commanded him to be leader over his people, because you have not kept what YHWH commanded you.”

Quotation · Psalms 89:20

“I have found David” is the beginning of Psalm 89:20; the quotation continues with 1 Samuel 13:14 and Isaiah 44:28.

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Acts 13:22

22And after removing him, he raised up David for them as king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my wishes.’

Psalms 89:20

20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him,

The context

21And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

22 · This verse (above)

23From this man’s offspring God, according to his promise, has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

Read all of Acts 13

To study Acts 13 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)

  2. 2. What it means

    Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?

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