In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel: and Yahweh your God said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.
"David’s heroic personality exemplifies the success that God bestows on those who trust in him, whether in the Chronicler’s time or any other." [Note: Payne, "1, 2 Chronicles," p. 368.] 