2 Samuel 23:2

The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, 1 And his word was upon my tongue. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

In Context

1And these are the last words of David. 1 Faithful is David the son of Jesse, 1 And faithful the man whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the God of Jacob, 1 And beautiful are the psalms of Israel. 1

3The God of Israel says, 1 A watchman out of Israel spoke to me a parable: 1 I said among men, How will ye strengthen the fear of the anointed? 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:20And thou, my lord, O king—the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, to tell them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.

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 →

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