2 Samuel 23:2 — Meaning and Application

2 Samuel 23:1

"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 Samuel 23:3

"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. {He...: or, Be thou ruler, etc}"

2 Samuel 23:4

"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."

2 Samuel 23:5

"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."

2 Samuel 23:6

"But {the sons} of Belial {shall be} all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:"