English Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:2
2"The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me; his words are upon my tongue.
Context of 2 Samuel 23:2
1Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel: "The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue. 3The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God, 4he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
Read all of 2 Samuel 232 Samuel 23:2 word by word
ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֶּר־בִּ֑י וּמִלָּת֖וֹ עַל־לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 23:2
- 2 Samuel 22:43I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
- Acts 2:25For David says concerning him, "'I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
- Acts 3:7And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
- 2 Peter 1:21For no prophecy was ever produced 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
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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
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