New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 23:6
61But the worthless, every one of them, are like scattered thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand;
2 Samuel 23:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
- New International Version (NIV)But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away, for they cannot be taken with the hand;
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands.
Context of 2 Samuel 23:6
4Is like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the fresh grass springs out of the earth From sunshine after rain.’ 5Is my house not indeed so with God? For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, Properly ordered in all things, and secured; For will He not indeed make All my salvation and all my delight grow? But the worthless, every one of them, are like scattered thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand; 7Instead, the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place.” 8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite because of eight hundred who were killed by him at one time.
Read all of 2 Samuel 232 Samuel 23:6 word by word
וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל כְּק֥וֹץ מֻנָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֑הַם כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְיָ֖ד יִקָּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 23:6
- 2 Samuel 20:1Now a worthless man happened to be there whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew the trumpet and said, “We have no share in David, Nor do we have an inheritance in the son of Jesse; Every man to his tents, Israel!”
- Deuteronomy 13:13some worthless men have gone out from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let’s go and serve other gods’ (whom you have not known),
- 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were useless men; they did not know the Lord.
- Genesis 3:18Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; Yet you shall eat the plants of the field;
- Isaiah 33:12The peoples will be burned to lime, Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
- Ezekiel 2:6And as for you, son of man, you are not to fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; you are not to fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, since they are a rebellious house.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns - There is no word in the text for sons; it is simply Belial, the good-for-nothing man, and may here refer - first to Saul, and secondly to the enemies of our Lord. As thorns thrust away - A metaphor taken from hedging; the workman thrusts the thorns aside either with his bill or hand, protected by his impenetrable mitten or glove, till, getting a fair blow at the roots, he cuts them all down. The man…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Compare Psalm 1:4–5.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns--that is, the wicked enemies and persecutors of this kingdom of righteousness. They resemble those prickly, thorny plants which are twisted together, whose spires point in every direction, and which are so sharp and strong that they cannot be touched or approached without danger; but hard instruments and violent means must be taken to destroy or uproot them. So God will remove or destroy all who are…Read the comment
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- 1. 2 Samuel 23:6 Matt 13:41 ↩
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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