Salmi 78:70

He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Ver. 70. He chose David also] God chooseth not as man doth, 1 Corinzi 1:26, yet Alexander the Great advanced Abdolominus, a poor gardener, to be king in Sidon.

And took him from the sheepfolds] The art of feeding cattle and the art of ruling men are sisters, saith Basil.