When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.  “I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, show yourself a man…”
 1 Kings 2:1-2

Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?”
 1 Chronicles 17:16

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
 Proverbs 22:29

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly—mere infants in Christ.  I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
 1 Corinthians 3:1-2

“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.”
Matthew 25:23

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
 Luke 2:52

“O Lord, you are God! You have promised these good things to your servant.  Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, O Lord, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”
 1 Chronicles 17:26-27

When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
 1 Corinthians 13:11

And now, Lord, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised, so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever.
 1 Chronicles 17:23-24

For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep.
Acts 13:36