It was described as “too little to get to be among the thousands of Judah. ” Nevertheless, this apparently insignificant young man from a small town was about to be anointed by the prophet Samuel as the future king of Israel.
عِنْدَمَا ٱسْتَعْرَضَ صَمُوئِيلُ أَبْنَاءَ يَسَّى لِيَمْسَحَ مِنْهُمْ مَلِكًا ،‏ لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلْفَتَى دَاوُدُ أَوَّلَ ٱبْنٍ يَعْرِضُهُ ٱلْأَبُ عَلَى صَمُوئِيلَ ،‏ وَلَا حَتَّى ٱلثَّانِيَ أَوِ ٱلثَّالِثَ .‏