2Sa 23:1-7 | ESV | STEP | Now these are the last words of David : The oracle of David , the son of Jesse , the oracle of the man who was raised on high , the anointed of the God of Jacob , the sweet psalmist of Israel :

a[ch. 7:8, 9; Ps. 78:70, 71]

b[See ch. 22:51 above]

d[2 Pet. 1:21]

eSee ch. 22:2, 3, 32, 47

f Ex. 18:21; 2 Chr. 19:7, 9

g[Judg. 5:31; Prov. 4:18; Hos. 6:5]

i ch. 7:15, 16; Ps. 89:29; Isa. 55:3

2 Samuel 23:1-7

The Last Words of David

1 Now these are the last words of David:

The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
the oracle of ^athe man who was raised on high,
^bthe anointed of the God of Jacob,
the sweet psalmist of Israel: ^{▼▼Or the favorite of the songs of Israel}
2 ^d“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;
his word is on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel has spoken;
^ethe Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling ^fin the fear of God,
4 he ^gdawns on them like the morning light,
like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,
like rain ^{▼▼Hebrew from rain} that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
5 “For does not my house stand so with God?
ⁱFor 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?
6 But worthless men ^{▼▼Hebrew worthlessness} are all like thorns that are thrown away,
for they cannot be taken with the hand;
7 but the man who touches them
arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
and they are utterly consumed with fire.” ^{▼▼Hebrew consumed with fire in the sitting}