Verse 3
2 Samuel 23:3
New King James Version
3
The God (Elohim) of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men
must be just, ruling in the fear of God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
hebrew
אָמַר֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִ֥/י דִבֶּ֖ר צ֣וּר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מוֹשֵׁל֙ בָּ/אָדָ֔ם צַדִּ֕יק מוֹשֵׁ֖ל יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים
English Translation
The God of Israel said to me, "Speak, Rock of Israel: A righteous man rules; one who fears God rules."
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Chapter 23 Context
1
Now these
be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man
who was raised up on...
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2
The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word
was in my tongue.
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3
The God (Elohim) of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men
must be jus...
4
And
he shall be as the light of the morning,
when
the sun riseth,
even a morning without clouds;
as...
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5
Although my house
be not so with God (Elohim); yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ord...
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6
But
the sons of Belial
shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with...
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7
But the man
that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall...
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8
These
be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief amon...
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9
And after him
was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite,
one of the three mighty men with David, when...
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10
He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and...
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11
And after him
was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together i...
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12
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wro...
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13
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adul...
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14
And David
was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines
was then
in Bethlehem.
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15
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, w...
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16
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well o...
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17
And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this:
is not this the blood of the men that...
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18
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his sp...
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19
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto th...
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20
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he sl...
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21
And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to...
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22
These
things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
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23
He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the
first three. And David set him ov...
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24
Asahel the brother of Joab
was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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25
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
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26
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
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27
Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
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28
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
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Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Ben...
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30
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
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31
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
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32
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
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33
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
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36
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
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38
Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
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39
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
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