2 Samuel 23:1-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Last Words of David
23 These are the last words of David,
the oracle[a] of David, the son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man raised up high,
the man anointed by the God of Jacob,
the pleasant singer of Israel’s songs.
2 The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me.
His word is on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel has spoken.
To me the Rock of Israel has said,
“The one who rules over people with righteousness,
who rules in the fear of God,
4 he is like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
like a morning without clouds,
like brightness after rain, which produces grass from the earth.”
5 But my house is not like this with God.[b]
Nevertheless, he has made an everlasting covenant with me,
completely ordered and secure.
Certainly he will make it spring up for my salvation, to fulfill my desires.[c]
6 Worthless, wicked men are all like thorns to be thrown away.
No one even picks them up with his hand.
7 Anyone who touches them uses an iron tool or the shaft of a spear.
They are completely burned up in the fire, right where they are.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 23:1 Or declaration
- 2 Samuel 23:5 Many translations convert this line to a question: Isn’t my house like this with God? It seems best to leave it as a confession of the unworthiness of David and his dynasty.
- 2 Samuel 23:5 The verse is difficult.
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