2 Samuel 23:4

2 Samuel 23:4

2 “The^a Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.

3 The God of Israel said,
^aThe Rock of Israel spoke to me:
‘He who rules over men must be just,
Ruling ^bin the fear of God.

4 And ^ahe shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,
By clear shining after rain.’

5 “Although my house is not so with God,
^aYet He has made with me an everlasting covenant,
Ordered in all things and secure.
For this is all my salvation and all my desire;
Will He not make it increase?

6 But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away,
Because they cannot be taken with hands.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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Shall be - These words are a farther description of the king's duty, which is not only to rule with justice and piety, but also with sweetness, and gentleness, and condescension to the infirmities of his people; to render his government as acceptable to them, as is the sun - shine in a clear morning, or the tender grass which springs out of the earth by the warm beams of the sun after the rain.

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