2 Samuel 23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 23:25

Shammah the Harodite - There are several varieties in the names of the following shalishim ; which may be seen by comparing these verses with 1 Chronicles 11:27 . read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 23:39

Uriah the Hittite : thirty and seven in all - To these the author of 1 Chronicles 11:41 ; adds Zabad son of Ahlai. 1 Chronicles 11:42 ; - Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him. 1 Chronicles 11:43 ; - Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, 1 Chronicles 11:44 ; - Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, 1 Chronicles 11:45 ; - Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1

EXPOSITION Now these be the last words of David. A long interval separates this psalm from the preceding. The one was written when David had just reached the zenith of his power, and, when still unstained by foul crime, he could claim God's favour as due to his innocence. These last words were David's latest inspired utterance, written, probably, towards the end of the calm period which followed upon his restoration to his throne, and when time and the sense of God's renewed favour... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-3

( JERUSALEM .) David's last words. [The closing years of David's life (after the insurrection of Sheba was subdued, 2 Samuel 20:1-26 .) were spent in peace. Having secured a site for the altar ( 2 Samuel 24:25 ; 1 Chronicles 21:28 ), he made preparations for the building of the temple ( 1 Chronicles 22:1-19 .). At length his strength began to fail; but, when made acquainted with the conspiracy of Adonijah, he displayed something of his former energy in hastening the accession... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

The fruitful lessons of David's last words. The facts are: 1 . There is a statement that these are the last words of David, who is spoken of in a fourfold respect. 2 . It is affirmed that the utterance which follows is expressly by the Spirit of God. 3 . The true ruler is described as one who is just and one fearing God; and the effects of his government are compared to the light of a bright morning, and the tender grass after rain. 4 . David affirms that his house is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

( Matthew 1:1 ) The son of Jesse, and the Son of David. The relation of David to Jesus, regarded in the light of prophecy and history, was one of: 1 . Hereditary connection; inasmuch as he not only belonged to the tribe of Judah ( Genesis 49:10 ; Hebrews 7:14 ; Revelation 5:5 ) and the house of Jesse the Bethlehemite ( Isaiah 11:1 ), but was ancestor of Jesus ( Matthew 1:16 ; Luke 3:23 ); who was thus legal heir to "the throne of his father David," and was born in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

The righteous Ruler. David, in his last days, like Jacob and Moses, received the spirit of prophecy, and was thus enabled to predict the coming of the perfect King, sprung from himself; the blessings of his reign, and his triumph over his enemies. These "last words" of his are, indeed, regarded by some as primarily a description of what a ruler of men should be, and as only secondarily, if at all, relating to the Christ. Our Authorized Version favours this interpretation by introducing in ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:3-4

He that ruleth, etc. This rendering of the Hebrew is very beautiful, and fit to be graven on the hearts of rulers. There is often almost an inspiration in the renderings of the Authorized Version. Grammatically, nevertheless, the psalm declares the blessedness of the king who is just, and may be translated as follows:— "He that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God— And as the morning light shall he be, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds; Yea, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:3-7

An oracle concerning the King Messiah. 1 . The hope of salvation, and more especially of the establishment of the kingdom of heaven upon earth, was, in some measure, fulfilled in the reign of David, the Lord's messiah. In his character as theocratic ruler he was a type (prefigurement or anticipatory outline) of Christ ( 1 Samuel 2:10 ). "The type is prophecy in deed." 2 . Under Divine inspiration, he formed an ideal of a theocratic ruler, in connection with his own personality... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:5

Although my house, etc. The rendering of the Authorized Version is that of the ancient versions, and is to be retained. David could not but feel that his house was too stained with sin upon sin for him to be able to lay claim to have been in fact that which the theocratic king was in theory, and which David ought to have been as the representative of Christ, and himself the christ, or anointed of Israel's God. But most modern commentators take the negatives as interrogative, and, therefore,... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 23:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 23:39

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:3-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:3-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:5

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