Bible Strands
Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel delivers this oracle to the exiled house of Israel during a vision of national restoration. God announces a future political and spiritual reorganization following the cleansing of the people from idolatry and apostasy.
The words — The phrase וְ/עַבְדִּ֤/י דָוִד (ve./'av.D/i da.Vid) translates literally as "and my servant David," designating the future ruler. The term וְ/רוֹעֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד (ve./ro.'Eh 'e.Chad) renders "and one shepherd," emphasizing singular, unified leadership over the gathered nation.
The thread — This promise echoes Ezekiel 34:23, where God explicitly appoints "one shepherd, My servant David" to feed the flock. It aligns with Hosea 3:5 and Jeremiah 30:9, which both project a future era where Israel seeks and serves David as their king alongside the Lord.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of a divinely appointed, singular ruler who will govern the restored community. It requires the reader to expect that covenant obedience will follow, not precede, the establishment of this Davidic leadership.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 34:23 I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Hosea 3:5 Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Jeremiah 30:9 Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
- Ezekiel 37:25 They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
- Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
- Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
- Deuteronomy 30:6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.