2 Samuel 23:1 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

BSB

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ASV

Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:

KJV

Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

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Commentary

4 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The last words of David - i. e., his last Psalm, his last “words of song” 2Sa 22:1. The insertion of this Psalm, which is not in the Book of Psalms, was probably suggested by the insertion of the long Psalm in 2 Sam. 22. David the son of Jesse said ... - The original word for “said” is used between 200 and 300 times in the phrase, “saith the Lord,” designating the word of God in the mouth of the prophet.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) He was the sweet psalmist of Israel, and so was serviceable to them in their religious exercises. He penned the psalms, set the tunes, appointed both the singers and the instruments of music, by which the devotions of good people were much excited and enlarged. Note, The singing of psalms is a sweet ordinance, very agreeable to those that delight in praising God.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

We have upon record the last words of Jacob and Moses, and here of David, designed, as those, for a legacy to those that were left behind. Whose last will and testament this is. This is related either, or is usual, by the testator himself, or rather, by the historian,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Now these be the last words of David--Various opinions are entertained as to the precise meaning of this statement, which, it is obvious, proceeded from the compiler or collector of the sacred canon. Some think that, as there is no division of chapters in the Hebrew Scriptures, this introduction was intended to show that what follows is no part of the preceding song.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֵ֛לֶּה	ve.'E.leh	and these	H428 →
דִּבְרֵ֥י	div.Rei	[are] [the] words of	H1697 →
דָוִ֖ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים	ha.'a.cha.ro.Nim	<the> last	H314 →
נְאֻ֧ם	ne.'Um	[the] utterance of	H5002 →
דָּוִ֣ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
יִשַׁ֗י	yi.Shai	Jesse	H3448 →
וּנְאֻ֤ם	u.ne.'Um	and [the] utterance of	H5002 →
הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙	ha.Ge.ver	the man	H1397 →
הֻ֣קַם	Hu.kam	[who] he was raised up	H6965 →
עָ֔ל	'Al	height	H5920 →
מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙	me.Shi.ach	[the] [one] anointed of	H4899 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
וּנְעִ֖ים	u.ne.'Im	and [the] pleasant [one] of	H5273 →
זְמִר֥וֹת	ze.mi.Rot	[the] songs of	H2158 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
leads to
- Psalms 119:11
  I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Ephesians 5:19
  Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- John 15:7
  If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Romans 10:17
  Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
- Jeremiah 15:16
  Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
Through
Psalms 89:20
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:12–13
  So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
- Isaiah 61:1–3
  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
- 1 Samuel 16:1
  Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending…

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The walk

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