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 David's last words. The God that Jacob worshipped made Jesse's son David great. God chose him to rule Israel as king. He also wrote beautiful songs for the Israelites. This is David's message: ‘The Spirit of the Lord gives me his message. I speak what he tells me to say. 3Israel's God has spoken. The one who keeps Israel safe said to me, “A king should rule over people in a way that is right and fair. He should show that he respects and obeys God. 4A king who rules like that is like the light of the sun at dawn. He is like the sky when it has no clouds in it in the morning. He is like bright sun after rain, that helps the grass to grow strongly.”

2 Samuel 23:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• by me, and his wordמִלָּהmillâh milleh · speechH4405
• in my tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 23:2

• 2 Samuel 22:43I beat them until they became like dust. I walked over them, like dirt that lies on the streets.
• Acts 2:25A long time ago, King David spoke about the Messiah in this way: “I saw the Lord near me all the time. He is next to me, on my right side, so nothing will cause me trouble.
• Acts 3:7Peter held the man's right hand and he helped him to stand up. Immediately the man's feet and ankles became strong.
• 2 Peter 1:21None of the prophets' messages came because any person wanted to say something. Instead, God's Holy Spirit caused people to speak words that came from God.

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
• Sure
• 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