2 Samuel 23:2

2 Samuel 23:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
• New International Version (NIV)“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.

Context of 2 Samuel 23:2

1These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue. 3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God, 4is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

2 Samuel 23:2 word by word

ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֶּר־בִּ֑י וּמִלָּת֖וֹ עַל־לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• The Spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spoke throughדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• His wordמִלָּהmillâh milleh · speechH4405
• was onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• my tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 23:2

• 2 Samuel 22:43I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
• Acts 2:25David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
• Acts 3:7Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
• 2 Peter 1:21For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Spirit of the Lord spake by me - Hence the matter of his writing came by direct and immediate inspiration. His word was in my tongue - Hence the words of this writing were as directly inspired as the matter.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me: David spoke of God, and in the process, God spoke through David.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The Spirit of the Lord spake by me--Nothing can more clearly show that all that is excellent in spirit, beautiful in language, or grand in prophetic imagery, which the Psalms of David contain, were owing, not to his superiority in natural talents or acquired knowledge, but to the suggestion and dictates of God's Spirit.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 23:2

• David
• Prophets
• Psalms

In the dictionaries

• David
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• Troop
• Abishai
• Amasai
• Christ, Offices of
• Genealogy
• Holy Spirit
• Joshaphat
• Joshaviah

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings