Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 13:22

"And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who shall do all My will." — Acts 13:22 (ASV)

I have found David the son of Jesse.—The words that follow are a composite quotation, after the manner of the Rabbis, made up of Psalm 89:20, and 1 Samuel 13:14. The obvious purpose of this opening was, as in the case of St. Stephen’s speech, to gain attention by showing that the speaker recognized all the traditional glories of the people. It is possible that we have, as it were, but the précis of a fuller statement.