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King James Version

2 Samuel 23:2

The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prophets;   Psalms;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Inspiration;   Thompson Chain Reference - Prophets;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Holy spirit;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Holy Spirit;   King, Kingship;   Psalms, Theology of;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Holy Spirit, the;   Inspiration;   Poetry;   Prophet;   Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Holy Spirit;   Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Spirit;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Giant;   Holy Spirit;   Ithrite, the;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Pre-Eminence ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Psalms, Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel first and second books of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Christ, Offices of;   David;   Holy Spirit;   Psalms, Book of;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit;   Inspiration;   Poetry;   Trinity;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me,his word was on my tongue.
Hebrew Names Version
The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, His word was on my tongue.
Lexham English Bible
"The spirit of Yahweh speaks through me, and his word is upon my tongue.
English Standard Version
"The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue.
New Century Version
"The Lord 's Spirit spoke through me, and his word was on my tongue.
New English Translation
The Lord 's spirit spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.
Amplified Bible
"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
New American Standard Bible
"The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me, And His word was on my tongue.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Spirit of the Lorde spake by me, and his worde was in my tongue.
Legacy Standard Bible
"The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me,And His word was on my tongue.
Contemporary English Version
The Spirit of the Lord has told me what to say.
Complete Jewish Bible
"The Spirit of Adonai spoke through me, his word was on my tongue.
Darby Translation
The Spirit of Jehovah spoke by me, And his word was on my tongue.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord 's Spirit spoke through me. His word was on my tongue.
George Lamsa Translation
The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me and his word is upon my tongue.
Good News Translation
The spirit of the Lord speaks through me; his message is on my lips.
Literal Translation
The Spirit of Jehovah has spoken by me, and His Word is on my tongue.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sprete of the LORDE hath spoken by me, and the vtteraunce therof is done thorow my tunge.
American Standard Version
The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue.
Bible in Basic English
The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The spirite of the Lorde spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and His word was upon my tongue.
King James Version (1611)
The spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word was upon my tongue.
English Revised Version
The spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was upon my tongue.
Berean Standard Bible
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The spiryt of the Lord spak bi me, and his word bi my tunge.
Young's Literal Translation
The Spirit of Jehovah hath spoken by me, And His word [is] on my tongue.
Update Bible Version
The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me, And his word was on my tongue.
Webster's Bible Translation
The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and his word [was] on my tongue.
World English Bible
The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me, His word was on my tongue.
New King James Version
"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
New Living Translation
"The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me; his words are upon my tongue.
New Life Bible
"The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me. His Word was on my tongue.
New Revised Standard
The spirit of the Lord speaks through me, his word is upon my tongue.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The Spirit of Yahweh, spake in me, - And, his word, was on my tongue;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The spirit of the Lord hath spoken by me and his word by my tongue.
Revised Standard Version
"The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me, his word is upon my tongue.
THE MESSAGE
God 's Spirit spoke through me, his words took shape on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke to me, Israel's Rock-Mountain said, "Whoever governs fairly and well, who rules in the Fear-of-God, Is like first light at daybreak without a cloud in the sky, Like green grass carpeting earth, glistening under fresh rain." And this is just how my regime has been, for God guaranteed his covenant with me, Spelled it out plainly and kept every promised word— My entire salvation, my every desire. But the devil's henchmen are like thorns culled and piled as trash; Better not try to touch them; keep your distance with a rake or hoe. They'll make a glorious bonfire!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.

Contextual Overview

1 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, 2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. 6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 22:43, Mark 12:36, Acts 2:25-31, Hebrews 3:7, Hebrews 3:8, 2 Peter 1:21

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:16 - General 1 Samuel 15:1 - hearken 1 Kings 1:20 - that thou 1 Chronicles 16:7 - on that day 2 Chronicles 8:14 - so had David the man of God commanded 2 Chronicles 15:1 - the Spirit 2 Chronicles 29:30 - with the words Psalms 45:1 - tongue Isaiah 11:4 - But with Jeremiah 33:15 - and he Jeremiah 50:1 - Jeremiah Matthew 10:20 - but Mark 13:11 - but Luke 1:67 - filled Luke 1:70 - spake Luke 20:42 - himself Acts 1:16 - which the Acts 2:4 - as Acts 2:30 - being Acts 4:20 - we cannot 1 Corinthians 12:10 - prophecy 2 Timothy 3:16 - All Hebrews 4:7 - saying Hebrews 10:15 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 13:18
Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord .
Genesis 23:14
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Genesis 23:15
My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
Genesis 23:16
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Genesis 23:18
Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
Genesis 23:19
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Genesis 50:10
And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
Numbers 13:22
And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Numbers 20:29
And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Spirit of the Lord spake by me,.... The psalms and songs he composed were not the fruits of his own genius, but were written by him under the inspiration of the Spirit of God; by whom holy men of God, the penmen of the Scriptures, spoke, even as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, of whom David was one, being a prophet; see Acts 1:16 Acts 2:30; so the Targum here,

"David spoke by the spirit of prophecy of the Lord:''

or spake "in me" h; what he spoke was first internally impressed upon his mind by the Spirit of God, and then he expressed it with his tongue, as follows:

and his word [was] in my tongue; not only the matter of his psalms was indited by the Spirit of God, and suggested to his mind; but the very words in which they are delivered were given to him, and he was directed to make use of them, and did.

h בי "in me", Montanus, Junius & Tremellius.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 23:2. The 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.


 
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