2 Samuel 23:7

And a man shall not labor among them; 1 And one shall have that which is fully armed with iron, 1 And the staff of a spear, 1 And he shall burn them with fire, and they shall be burned in their shame.

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In The King James Version

But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

In Context

6All these are as a thorn thrust forth, 1 For they shall not be taken with the hand, 1

8These are the names of the mighty men of David: Josheb-basshebeth the Canaanite is a captain of the third part: Adinon the Asonite, he drew his sword against eight hundred soldiers at once.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:8And the earth was troubled and quaked, 1 And the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, 1 Because the Lord was wroth with them. 1

Isaiah 27:4There is no woman that has not taken hold of it; who will set me to watch stubble in the field? because of this enemy I have set her aside; therefore on this account the Lord has done all that he appointed.

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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