2 Samuel 23:3 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 23:3

David’s Last Words

1 Now these are the last words of David.
Thus says David the son of Jesse;
Thus says ^athe man raised up on high,
^bThe anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweet psalmist of Israel:

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.

7 But the man who touches them
Must be¹ armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 23:3

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American Standard Version
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,

Amplified® Bible
The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me, When one rules over men righteously, ruling in the fear of God,

Contemporary English Version
Our Mighty Rock, the God of Jacob, told me, "A ruler who obeys God and does right

Darby English Version
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God;

Good News Bible
The God of Israel has spoken; the protector of Israel said to me: "The king who rules with justice, who rules in obedience to God,

King James Version
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

New American Standard Bible
"The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, `He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,

New International Version
The God of Israel spoke,
the Rock of Israel said to me:
'When one rules over men in righteousness,
when he rules in the fear of God,

New King James Version
The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me:
"He who rules over men must be just,
Ruling in the fear of God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

Revised Standard Version
The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,

Young's Literal Translation
He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man `is' righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.

New English Translation
The God of Israel spoke, the protector¹ of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

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