Apostolic Constitutions : And they both spake evil; Absalom of his father David, as of an unjust judge, saying to every one: "Thy words are good, but there is no one that will hear thee, and do thee justice. Who will make me a ruler?" But Abdadan: "I have no part in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse." It is plain that he could not endure to be under David's government, of whom God spake: "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my commands." — Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book 6 John Chrysostom : "And when he had removed him, He raised up unto them David to be their king: to whom also He gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after Mine own heart, which shall fulfil all My will. Of this man's seed hath God according to His promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus." This was no small thing that Christ should be from David. Observe how he twines the thread of his discourse alternately from things present, from the prophets. Thus, "from this man's seed according to the promise" - the name of David was dear to them; well then, is it not a thing to be desired that a son of his, he says, should be their king? - then he adduces John: then again the prophets, where he says, "By condemning they fulfilled," and again, "All that was written:" then the Apostles as witnesses of the Resurrection: then David bearing witness. For neither the Old Testament proofs seemed so cogent when taken by themselves as they are in this way, nor yet the latter testimonies apart from the former: wherefore he makes them mutually confirm each other. The Promise then, he says, the fathers received; ye, the reality. And observe, he nowhere mentions right deeds of theirs, but only benefits on God's part: "He chose: Exalted: Suffered their manners:" these are no matters of praise to them: "They asked, He gave." But David he does praise, and him only, because from him the Christ was to come. "I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after Mine own heart, which shall fulfil all My will." Observe also; it is with praise that he says of him, "David after that he had served the will of God:" just as Peter - seeing it was then the beginning of the Gospel - making mention of him, said, "Let it be permitted me to speak freely of the patriarch David." Also, he does not say, Died, but, "was added to his fathers." — Homily on Acts 29 Oecumenius : "I have found David," and the following. It should be noted that nowhere are these words quoted word for word in the book of Kings, but they were spoken prophetically by Samuel to Saul, therefore: "And now your kingdom shall not continue; and the Lord will seek for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord will appoint him ruler over His people, because you did not keep what the Lord commanded you." (1 Sam. 13:13) And from this passage Paul therefore spoke, "I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will." "Before his coming: a baptism of repentance to Israel." He says, "He came in the flesh." [THEODORET ON 1 KINGS] — Commentary on Acts Philoxenus of Mabbug : And that also which was said by the Lord unto Samuel, "I have found a man according to My heart," testified unto the purity of David's heart, and it is well known that simplicity is born of purity of heart. — 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 4 -- On Faith: First Discourse on Simplicity Pseudo-Clement : Does not the case of David instruct you, whom God "found a man after His heart," one faithful, faultless, pious, true? This same man saw the beauty of a woman— I mean of Bathsheba — when he saw her as she was cleansing herself and washing unclothed. This woman the holy man saw, and was thoroughly captivated with desire by the sight of her. See, then, what evils he committed because of a woman, and how this righteous man sinned, and gave command that the husband of this woman should be killed in battle. You have seen what wicked schemes he laid and executed, and how, because of his passion for a woman, he perpetrated a murder— he, David, who was called "the anointed of the Lord." Be admonished, O man: for, if such men as these have been brought to ruin through women, what is your righteousness, or what are you among the holy, that you consort with women and with maidens day and night, with much silliness, without fear of God? Not thus, my brethren, not thus let us conduct ourselves; but let us be mindful of that word which is spoken concerning a woman: "Her hands lay snares, and her heart spreads nets; but the just shall escape from her, while the wicked falls into her hands." [Ecclesiastes 7:26] Therefore let us, who are consecrated, be careful not to live in the same house with females who have taken the vow. For such conduct as this is not becoming nor right for the servants of God. — Two Epistles on Virginity