The Meaning of 2 Samuel 23:1 Explained

2 Samuel 23:1

KJV: 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,

YLT: And these are the last words of David: -- 'The affirmation of David son of Jesse -- And the affirmation of the man raised up -- Concerning the Anointed of the God of Jacob, And the Sweetness of the Songs of Israel:

Darby: Now these are the last words of David: David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel saith,

ASV: Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 23:1?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 23:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Samuel 23:1?

What is the context of 2 Samuel 23:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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,

What does 2 Samuel 23:1 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 23:1-7 - David's Last Song

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 stole over our hearts in childhood so gently that we did not know when first it came. The happy experiences of those pure and holy years were like the grass-blades that glisten across the lawns soaked in dew. "Thou hast the dew of thy youth."

When our heart is breaking with domestic or public anxiety, what a comfort it is to look away to the Covenant, ordered in all things and sure. Sometimes, indeed, God's purpose in our lives seems to come to a standstill. "He maketh it not to grow," 2 Samuel 23:5. But beneath the scaffolding the building is rising, and under the ground the harvest seeds are swelling.

These verses indicate David's ideal for himself which he had not fully attained. The harp became jangled, and the strain lost its music. There is only one King who can realize all that we ask or think-our fair dream. That King is our Lord Jesus. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 23

¹ David, in his last words, professes his faith in God's promises
⁶ The different state of the wicked
⁸ A catalogue of David's mighty men

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 23:1 mean?

And these [are] words of David the last [Thus] says David son of Jesse and [Thus] says the man raised up on high the anointed of the God of Jacob and the sweet psalmist of Israel

וְאֵ֛לֶּה דִּבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־ יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וְאֵ֛לֶּה	And these [are]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural Root: אֵהֶל Sense: these.
דִּבְרֵ֥י	words
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
דָוִ֖ד	of David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים	the last
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural Root: אַחֲרֹון Sense: behind, following, subsequent, western.
נְאֻ֧ם	[Thus] says
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נְאֻם Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
דָּוִ֣ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשַׁ֗י	of Jesse
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישַׁי Sense: son of Boaz and the father of king David.
וּנְאֻ֤ם	and [Thus] says
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נְאֻם Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙	the man
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: גֶּבֶר Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight).
הֻ֣קַם	raised up
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
עָ֔ל	on high
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עַל Sense: height adv.
מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙	the anointed
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: מָשִׁיחַ Sense: anointed, anointed one.
אֱלֹהֵ֣י	of the God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב	of Jacob
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
וּנְעִ֖ים	and the sweet
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: נָעִים Sense: pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable.
זְמִר֥וֹת	psalmist
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: זָמִיר Sense: song, psalm.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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