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 final words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised up as the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, Israel’s beloved singer of songs: The Lord’s spirit spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. 3The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God, 4is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.

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 grind them as fine as the dust of the ground; I crush them and stomp on them like clay in the streets.
• Acts 2:25For David says about him, ‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.
• Acts 3:7Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
• 2 Peter 1:21for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke 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