David, the youngest son of Jesse, and the second king of Israel.  When Saul, the first king, had been rejected by God, Samuel was despatched to Bethlehem, where Jesse lived, to anoint a successor to the unhappy monarch.  The prophet called Jesse and his sons to a sacrifice, and no sooner set eyes on the eldest one, called Eliab, than he exclaimed, "Surely the Lord's anointed is before him."  But it was not Eliab or any of the other six stalwart young men present that was chosen.  "Are here all thy children?" Samuel asked; to which the reply was, "There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep."  "Send," the prophet rejoined, "and fetch him, for we will not sit down till he come hither."  By-and-bye there was brought in a youth with beautiful features and a ruddy complexion, on which the Lord said, "Anoint him, for this is he."  (Hunter)