2 Samuel 23:3

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.”

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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Rock - He who is the strength, and defence, and protector of his people; which he manifests by directing kings and rulers so to manage their power as may most conduce to their comfort and benefit. Ruleth - Here are the two principal parts of a king's duty, answerable to the two tables of God's law, justice towards men, and piety towards God, both which he is to maintain and promote among his people.

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