2 Samuel 23:3 KJV
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.
Words Then and Now
- spake spoke Still heard today: Thus Spake Zarathustra, the famous opening music of 2001: A Space Odyssey Webster’s 1828 · Speak
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Scofield Notes
- fear(See Scofield "Ps 19:9").
Matthew Henry
- David's last wordsThese words of David are very worthy of regard. Let those who have had long experience of God's goodness, and the pleasantness of heavenly wisdom, when they...
Thompson Chains
- God a RockSee the chain from Deuteronomy 32:4 · 7 links
- Rulers' DutyLink 2 of 6 · next Proverbs 16:12
Cross References
- 2 Samuel 22:32 For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
- Exodus 18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
- Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
- 2 Samuel 22:2–3 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; …
- Genesis 33:20 And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.
- Exodus 3:15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
- Exodus 19:5–6 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: …
- Exodus 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Exodus 23:6–8 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. …
- Deuteronomy 16:18–20 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. …
- Deuteronomy 32:30–31 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? …
- 2 Chronicles 19:7–9 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. …
- Nehemiah 5:14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
- Psalms 42:9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- Psalms 72:2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
- Psalms 82:3–4 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. …
- Psalms 110:2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
- Proverbs 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
- Isaiah 11:1–5 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: …
- Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
- Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Hebrews 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
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Topics
- Captain David’s captains, or chief heroes
- Courage David’s captains
- David Last words of
- Jesus, the Christ Justice of Jesus, the Christ
- Prophets Inspiration of Prophets
- Psalms At the close of his reign
- Reverence Reverence
- Rock Figurative
- Rulers Character and qualifications of Rulers
- Shimei Curses David; David’s magnanimity toward
Kings of Israel & Judah
- DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1055–1015 BC · David reigns in Israel
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- The God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- said אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- the Rock צוּר ṣûr צוּר Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- spake לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular דִבֶּר dibber דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
- to me, He that ruleth מוֹשֵׁל môšēl מָשַׁל Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- over men בָּאָדָם bāʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- just צַדִּיק ṣaddîq צַדִּיק Adjective · masculine singular
- ruling מוֹשֵׁל môšēl מָשַׁל Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- in the fear יִרְאַת yirʾat יִרְאָה Noun · feminine singular construct
- of God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
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