2 Samuel 23:1
And these are the last words of David. Thus saith David the son of Jesse, and thus saith the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet singer of Israel:
Leeser Tanakh
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In Context
2The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me, and his word was upon my tongue.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.
1 Samuel 2:10The Lord—his adversaries will be crushed; out of heaven will he thunder upon them: the Lord will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and lift up the horn of his anointed.
1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lechem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was old in the days of Saul, belonging to the persons [of high esteem].
2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my servant, to David, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from behind the flocks, to be a ruler over my people, over Israel;
2 Samuel 22:51[To] the tower of salvation of his king, and who showeth kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed forever.
1 Chronicles 16:7On that day—then did David appoint for the first time to give thanks to the Lord through means of Assaph and his brethren.
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 →