2 Samuel 23:1
Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says, the man who was lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:
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2The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.
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Deuteronomy 33:1Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.
1 Samuel 2:10Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.
1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.
2 Samuel 7:8Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
2 Samuel 22:51Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
1 Chronicles 16:7Then on that day David first made the giving of praise to the Lord the work of Asaph and his brothers.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 23:1
The historian is now drawing towards a conclusion of David's reign, and therefore gives us an account here, I. Of some of his last words, which he spoke by inspiration, and which seem to have reference to his seed that was to be for evermore, spoken of in the close of the foregoing chapter, ver. 1-7 . II. Of the great men, especially the military men, that were employed under him, the first three ( ver. 8-17 ), two of the next three ( ver. 18-23 ), and then the thirty, ver. 24-39 . Read the whole commentary →