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Is “A man after God’s own heart” in the Bible?
Yes. “A man after God’s own heart” comes from the Bible, from 1 Samuel 13:14. The prophet Samuel says it to King Saul, about the man who will replace him.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is 1 Samuel 13:14.
The prophet Samuel says it to King Saul, about the man who will replace him.
The verse
But now your kingdom will not last. Yahweh has sought out for himself a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him leader over his people, because you have not kept what Yahweh commanded you.”
1 Samuel 13:14 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The man is David. It does not mean David was without fault: the Bible tells his failures in full. It means his heart was turned toward God.
Also in the Bible
After removing him, he raised up David to be their king. God testified about him, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do everything I want him to do.’
Acts 13:22 · open the chapter →
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Is “A man after God’s own heart” in the Bible?
Yes. “A man after God’s own heart” comes from the Bible, from 1 Samuel 13:14. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. The prophet Samuel says it to King Saul, about the man who will replace him.
Where in the Bible is “A man after God’s own heart”?
In 1 Samuel 13:14, and also Acts 13:22. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Samuel 13:14 reads: “But now your kingdom will not last. Yahweh has sought out for himself a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him leader over his people, because you have not kept what Yahweh commanded you.””
Who said “A man after God’s own heart”?
The prophet Samuel says it to King Saul, about the man who will replace him.
What does “A man after God’s own heart” mean in the Bible?
The man is David. It does not mean David was without fault: the Bible tells his failures in full. It means his heart was turned toward God.
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