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Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Samuel 23:5-7

2 Samuel THE DYING KING’S LAST VISION AND PSALM 2Sa_23:1 - 2Sa_23:7 . It was fitting that ‘the last words of David’ should be a prophecy of the true King, whom his own failures and sins, no less than his consecration and victories, had taught him to expect. His dying eyes see on the horizon of the far-off future the form of Him who is to be a just and perfect Ruler, before the brightness of whose presence and the refreshing of whose influence, verdure and beauty shall clothe the world. As... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Samuel 23:15-17

2 Samuel A LIBATION TO JEHOVAH 2Sa_23:15 - 2Sa_23:17 . David’s fortunes were at a low ebb. He was in hiding in his cave of Adullam, and a Philistine garrison held Bethlehem, his native place. He was little different from an outlaw at the head of a band of ‘broken men,’ but there were depths of chivalry and poetry in his heart. Sweltering in his cave in the fierce heat of harvest, he thought of his native Bethlehem; he remembered the old days when he had watered his flock at the well by its... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

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 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... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:8-17

David’s Mighty Men 2 Samuel 23:8-17 David’s yearning for the water of the well of Bethlehem was very natural. He could almost see the ancient well-head, where as a lad he had gone with his mother to draw water. In the scorching heat that beat down on the hillside that sultry afternoon, nothing seemed so desirable as a draught from those cool depths. So does the exile yearn for home, and the backslider for his early blessedness. But, thank God, we cannot wish for the Water of Life-if we wish... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:18-39

Men with a Record 2 Samuel 23:18-39 What marvels may be wrought by the inspiration of a single life! We remember the hour when an unknown youth stepped out of the affrighted hosts of Israel to face Goliath. Alone, so far as human help went, David encountered and defeated that terrible antagonist; but after some fourteen or fifteen years had run their course, he no longer stood alone. Scores of heroes, animated by his spirit and exercising his faith, stepped forth on the new path which he had... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 23:1-39

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 to four David set forth the true ideal of kingship in most exquisite language. In verse five he recognized that he had not realized the ideal, but declared that nevertheless God had been faithful to His Covenant. In the last movement, verses six and seven, in words that must have been to him full... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-23

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 of David, his words may be called the summing up of a most eventful and God-honored life. The life of David was not without its faults, and there was one great shadow that hung over his career; and yet, as a whole, he was indeed the friend of God. God found in him a willing channel through whom He might... read more

James Nisbet

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

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 this chapter, we do well to give due weight to the fact that they are David’s dying utterances. How do men speak in that hour? Is the mind always clear and logical, or is the heart so busy and the memory so quickened that often order will be set aside before the rushing flood of tender and mighty thoughts... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

The Final Oracle Of David (2 Samuel 23:1-7 ). We are told that these are ‘the last words of David’ (i.e. his last official words in the light of approaching death). The last words of a man were seen as having special importance, compare Genesis 49:1; Genesis 49:33; Deuteronomy 33:1, and were seen as prophetic of the future. The pattern of the opening words here is partially based on two oracles of Balaam in Numbers 24:3-4; Numbers 24:15-17, demonstrating David’s close awareness of the ancient... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 23:8-39

The Mighty Men Of David (2 Samuel 23:8-39 ). Prior to the song and last words of David we were given a taster about David’s mighty men who had disposed of the ‘giants’ of the Philistines (2 Samuel 21:15-22). Now we are introduced to them in their full glory. It is a reminder that while God’s purpose is wonderful, sure and everlasting, the greatest wonder of it is that it is carried forward through human beings. Thus in one sense we have learned that David had triumphed through the almighty... read more

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Samuel 23:5-7

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Samuel 23:15-17

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:8-17

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:18-39

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 23:1-39

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:1-23

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 23:1-7

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 23:8-39

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