Ezekiel 37 · Verse 24

Ezekiel 37:24

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.
Ezekiel 37:24, King James Version

Ezekiel 37:24 in other translations

BSBMy 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.
WEB“‘“My servant David will be king over them. They all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in my ordinances and observe my statutes, and do them.
ASVAnd my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.
YLTAnd My servant David is king over them, And one shepherd have they all, And in My judgments they go, And My statutes they keep, and have done them.
DARBYAnd David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: and they shall walk in mine ordinances, and keep my statutes, and do them.
BBEAnd my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one keeper: and they will be guided by my orders and will keep my rules and do them.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 37:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. David--Messiah (See on Eze 34:23, 24).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 And David my servant shall be King - That this refers to Jesus Christ, see proved, Eze 34:23 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 37:15-28

This emblem was to show the people, that the Lord would unite Judah and Israel. Christ is the true David, Israel's King of old; and those whom he makes willing in the day of his power, he makes to walk in his judgments, and to keep his statutes. Events yet to come will further explain this prophecy. Nothing has more hindered the success of the gospel than divisions. Let us study to keep the unity of the Spirit in…

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Ezekiel 37:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַבְדִּ֤יve.'av.Diand servant myH5650
דָוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[will be] kingH4428
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemover themH5921
וְרוֹעֶ֥הve.ro.'Ehand a shepherdH7462
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehhe will belongH1961
לְכֻלָּ֑םle.khu.Lamto all of themH3605
וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יu.ve.mish.pa.Taiand in judgments myH4941
יֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuthey will walkH1980
וְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.Taiand statutes myH2708
יִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.Ruthey will keepH8104
וְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.Suand they will doH6213
אוֹתָֽם\׃'o.Tam<obj.> themH853

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Cross references for Ezekiel 37:24

  • Ezekiel 34:23-24

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.

  • Hosea 3:5

    Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

  • Jeremiah 30:9

    But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

  • Ezekiel 37:25

    And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

  • Ezekiel 36:27

    And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

  • Jeremiah 23:5

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

  • Luke 1:32

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • Jeremiah 31:33

    But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • Titus 2:11-13

    For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

  • Hebrews 13:20

    Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

  • Deuteronomy 30:6

    And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
David.
25; Isa 55:3,4; Jer 23:5; 30:9; Ho 3:5; Lu 1:32
one.
22; 34:23,24; Ps 78:71,72; 80:1; Ec 12:11; Isa 40:11; Mic 5:2,4
Zec 13:7; Joh 10:11,14-16; Eph 4:4-6; Heb 13:20; 1Pe 5:4
they shall.
36:27; De 30:6; Jer 31:33; 32:39; 1Co 11:2; Eph 2:10; Php 2:12,13
Tit 2:11-13; 3:3-8; 1Jo 2:6

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Context

  • Ezekiel 37:23

    Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

  • Ezekiel 37:24

    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.

  • Ezekiel 37:25

    And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

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Ezekiel 37:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y mi siervo David será rey sobre ellos, y á todos ellos será un pastor: y andarán en mis derechos, y mis ordenanzas guardarán, y las pondrán por obra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et mon serviteur David sera roi sur eux, et il y aura un seul pasteur pour eux tous; et ils marcheront dans mes ordonnances, et ils garderont mes statuts et les pratiqueront.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und mein Knecht David wird König über sie sein, und sie werden allesamt einen Hirten haben; und sie werden in meinen Rechten wandeln, und meine Satzungen bewahren und sie tun.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et servus meus David rex super eos, et pastor unus erit omnium eorum. In judiciis meis ambulabunt, et mandata mea custodient, et facient ea: