2 Samuel 23:7

2 Samuel 23:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever touches thorns uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear; they are burned up where they lie.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)but the man who touches them arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

Context of 2 Samuel 23:7

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? 6But the worthless, every one of them, are like scattered thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand; Instead, 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. 9And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had withdrawn.

2 Samuel 23:7 word by word

וְאִישׁ֙ יִגַּ֣ע בָּהֶ֔ם יִמָּלֵ֥א בַרְזֶ֖ל וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית וּבָאֵ֕שׁ שָׂר֥וֹף יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃ פRead the interlinear

• Instead, the manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• touchesנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• armedמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• and the shaftעֵץ‛êts · tree: stakeH6086
• of a spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• they will be completelyשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• placeשֶׁ֫בֶתshebeth · seatH7675

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 23:7

• 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.
• Isaiah 27:4I have no wrath. Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle, Then I would step on them, I would burn them completely.
• Matthew 3:10And the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore, every tree that does not bear good fruit is being cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Matthew 13:42and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
• John 15:6If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then that lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;
• Hebrews 6:8but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7This passage comes from the end of David’s career and reflects on his experience as king, even as 2 Samuel 22 reflects on his experience before becoming king.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Sa 23:1-7. David Professes His Faith in God's Promises. 1. Now these be the last words of David--Various opinions are entertained as to the precise meaning of this statement, which, it is obvious, proceeded from the compiler or collector of the sacred canon. Some think that, as there is no division of chapters in the Hebrew Scriptures, this introduction was intended to show that what follows is no part of the preceding song. Others regard this as the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 23:7

• Company
• David
• Iron
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• Minister, Christian
• Psalms
• Satan
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• David
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• Troop
• Abishai
• Amasai
• Christ, Offices of
• Fence
• Genealogy
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• Joshaphat

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