2 Samuel 23:3-5

3 The God of Israel has spoken; ¹the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling ²in the fear of God,

4 he ³dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain^[a] that makes grass to sprout from the earth

5 "For does not my house stand so with God? ⁴For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire?

2 Samuel 23:3-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 23

In this chapter are recorded the last words of David under a divine inspiration, 2Sa 23:1-7; and an account is given of his great men, famous for warlike exploits, particularly of three mighty men who did very marvellous things, 2Sa 23:8-17; and of two others next unto them, which belonged to another class of three, 2Sa 23:18-23; and then of thirty one more, 2Sa 23:24-39; who are all mentioned by name.

Cross References

• 1. See 2 Samuel 22:2, 3, 32, 47
• 2. Exodus 18:21; 2 Chronicles 19:7, 9
• 3. [Judges 5:31; Proverbs 4:18; Hosea 6:5]
• 4. 2 Samuel 7:15, 16; Psalms 89:29; Isaiah 55:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew from rain