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 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. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: “The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. 3The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God. 4And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.’

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 22:43Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trod them like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out.
• Acts 2:25For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
• Acts 3:7And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
• 2 Peter 1:21for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved 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

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