2 Samuel 23:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 23:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The last words of David - i. e., his last Psalm, his last “words of song” 2 Samuel 22:1 . The insertion of this Psalm, which is not in the Book of Psalms, was probably suggested by the insertion...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now these [be] the (a) 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, (a) Which...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Last Words of David ( cf. above). This poem is generally held to be a late production and not composed by David. Saith (twice) in 1 Samuel 23:1 , is the solemn ne-' um, oracle ( Numbers 24:...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Chapter 23 follows 24, but is placed here (by the Figure of speech Hysterologia) so as to include David's "last words "with his "song" under his "worship", and make the correspondence shown in the...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 325 THE EQUITY OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT 2 Samuel 23:1-4 . 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 G...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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, These be the la...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now these be the last words, &c.— It is supposed that these are called the last words of David, as being the last which he pronounced by the inspiration of the Spirit of God. Dr. Grey, who ha...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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, Now these b...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's Last Words. The Exploits of his Heroes 1-7. This psalm is not contained in the book of Psalms. It is called 'the last' (rather, 'the latter') 'words of David,' in contrast with the earlier...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The son of Jesse said. — The description of the human author of the following prophecy is strikingly analogous to that of Balaam in Numbers 24:3-4 ; Numbers 24:15-16 . The word “said,” used twice...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXI. THE LAST WORDS OF DAVID. 2 Samuel 23:1-7 . (See Revised Version and margin.) OF these "the last words of David," we need not understand that they were the last words he ever...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

David's Last Song 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Let us place our lips at God's disposal, that He may speak by them, and let His words be on our tongues. God's love is to our souls like morning light. It stol...
2 Samuel 23:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have first, the second psalm, containing David's last recorded words in this connection. They breathe the consciousness of his own failure, and sing of the divine faithfulness. In verses one...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This chapter contains some of the last words of David, and as such cannot but be very interesting. To these words of David is added a list of David's worthies, his mighty men. 2 Samuel 23...
2 Samuel 23:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

DAVID IN FOUR ASPECTS ‘The son of Jesse … the man who was raised upon high … the anointed of the God of Jacob … the sweet psalmist of Israel.’ 2 Samuel 23:1 Thrown on the opening words of th...
2 Samuel 23:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now these [be] the last words of David ,.... Which refer not to the psalm in the preceding chapter, but to what follows; not the last words he spoke, for he said many things afterwards; for the advi...
2 Samuel 23:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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, Ver. 1. Now...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

These be the last words of David Not simply the last that he spoke, but the last which he spake by the Spirit of God, assisting and directing him in an extraordinary manner. When we find death appr...
2 Samuel 23:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In the last words of David (vs.1-7) we see far more clearly than in Chapter 22 the sharp distinction between David personally and David's Son Messiah. The first verse presents David himself as son of...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Last Words. B. C. 1015. 1 Now these be the last words of David. David the son...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 SAMUEL CHAPTER 23 David's last words: a character of himself; of a good ruler, and his usefulness, 2 Samuel 23:1 . His faith on God's covenant with him, 2 Samuel 23:5 . Destruction to the w...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES. 2 Samuel 23:1 . Words , rather, Divine sayings, i.e ., prophetic utterances. Keil thus translates the verse: “Divine saying of David the son of Jesse, Divine sa...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 In David we have: (1) an example and (2) a warning. I. The characteristic of David was loyalty to the Lord his God, loyalty to the King of kings. Loyalty is love evinced towards a s...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 23:1 . The last words of David; that is, the last song of an expiring muse; a bright spark rekindled before it burned out. All his hope was concentrated on Christ, called by Isaiah the su...
2 Samuel 23:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now these be the last words of David. The “last words” of David According to a commonly received interpretation of this passage, David mourned over the ungodly state of his children, but exulte...
2 Samuel 23:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 23:1 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 p...
2 Samuel 23:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now, these be the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, said, he uttered a divine, oracular saying based on immediate inspiration, and the man who was raised up on high, from his lowly posi...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 16:4 ; 1 Chronicles 16:5 ; 1 Chronicles 16:7 ; 1 Chronicles 16:9 ; 1 Samuel 16:12 ; 1 Samuel 16:13 ; 1 Samuel 2:10 ; 2 Peter 1:13-15 ; 2 Samuel 7:8 ; 2 Samuel 7:9 ; Amos 6:5 ;...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

David's Mighty Men 2 Samuel 23:1-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have today the last words of David for our consideration. Somehow or other, final words always carry special significance. In the case...
2 Samuel 23:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Last words — Not simply the last that he spoke, but the last which he spake by the spirit of God, assisting and directing him in an extraordinary manner. When we find death approaching, we should e...

2 Samuel 23:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 23:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Samuel 23:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 23:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 23:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 23:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 23:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 23:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 23:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 23:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Samuel 23:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes