2 Samuel 23:3
God, the one whom we Israeli people worship, has spoken; the one who protects us Israeli people said to me, ‘Kings who rule people justly have an awesome respect for me, God.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
2“The Spirit of Yahweh tells me what to say; the message that I speak [MTY] comes from him.
Cross References
Genesis 33:20He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, which means ‘God, the God of Israel.’
Exodus 18:21But in addition, you should choose some other men to help you. Choose men who have reverence for God and who will not accept bribes. Appoint some of them to make decisions for groups of ten people, some for groups of 50 people, some for groups of 100 people, and some for groups of 1,000 people.
Exodus 20:2“I am Yahweh God, the one you worship. I am the one who brought you out of Egypt. I am the one who freed you from being slaves there.
Deuteronomy 16:18“Appoint judges and other officials throughout your tribes, in all the towns in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you. They must judge people fairly/justly.
Deuteronomy 32:30You would have realized why 1,000 of your soldiers would be defeated by only one of the enemy soldiers, and why two of your enemies would chase away 10,000 Israeli soldiers. You would realize that this would happen only if God, the one who always defended you [MET], had allowed your enemies to defeat you, because he had abandoned you.
2 Samuel 22:2This is what he sang: Yahweh, you are like a huge overhanging rock under which I can hide [MET]; you are like my fortress, and you rescue me.
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 →