2 Samuel 23:3
Israel's God spoke; Israel's Rock told me, ‘He who rules the people justly, he who rules respecting God,
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2“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; my tongue gave his message.
Cross References
Genesis 33:20He built an altar there and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
Exodus 18:21But now you should choose men who are competent from among the people, men who respect God and who are trustworthy and not corrupt. Put them in charge of the people as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
Exodus 20:2“I am the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt, out of the land of your slavery.
Deuteronomy 16:18Choose judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town that the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.
Deuteronomy 32:30How on earth could one man chase after a thousand, or two make ten thousand run away, unless their Rock of protection had sold them, unless the Lord had surrendered them?
2 Samuel 22:2He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 23:2-8
David's Last Words. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 3 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. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the… Read the whole commentary →