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Verse 2 Samuel 23:4. HE SHALL BE _AS THE LIGHT OF THE MORNING_] This
verse is very obscure, for it does not appear from it _who_ the person
is of whom the prophet speaks. As the Messiah seems to be t...
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Comparisons illustrating the prosperity of the righteous king....
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3. THE LAST WORDS OF DAVID AND THE RECORD OF THE MIGHTY MEN
CHAPTER 23
_ 1. His last words (2 Samuel 23:1)_
2. The names and records of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:8)
In his last words an even...
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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 24:3). In...
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AND HE SHALL BE. Translate in present tense, describing such an ideal
rule.
SUN, Compare Psalms 72:6; Psalms 72:7; Psalms 72:16; Jeremiah 23:5
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2 Samuel 23:1-7. The last words of David
The great hymn of triumph in ch. 22, composed when David was in the
zenith of his prosperity, is followed by his "last words:" his last
prophetic utterance, d...
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The oracular brevity of these verses hardly admits of translation, and
makes the meaning of them obscure. They may be rendered:
A RULER OVER MEN, A RIGHTEOUS ONE!
a ruler in the fear of God!
and h...
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DISCOURSE: 325
THE EQUITY OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT
2 Samuel 23:1. 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 Jac...
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AND HE SHALL BE AS THE LIGHT, &C.— Bishop Sherlock suggested that
interpretation of this verse which Dr. Grey has given: according to
which, says the Bishop, taking _the sun_ to be an image or charact...
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4. David's Last Words and His Mighty Men, 2 Samuel 23:1-39.
_David's Last Song._ 2 Samuel 23:1-7
Now these _be_ the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said,
and the man _who was_ raised up o...
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_AND HE SHALL BE AS THE LIGHT OF THE MORNING, WHEN THE SUN RISETH,
EVEN A MORNING WITHOUT CLOUDS; AS THE TENDER GRASS SPRINGING OUT OF
THE EARTH BY CLEAR SHINING AFTER RAIN._
And he shall be as the l...
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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 ps...
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_As_ THE TENDER GRASS _springing_] render, 'when the tender grass
springs.' The righteous ruler is like a bright, sunny morning, when
there are no clouds and the grass springs out of the earth. There...
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 23
DAVID’S LAST WORDS
V1 These are the last words of David.
David was the son of Jesse....
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A MORNING WITHOUT CLOUDS. — This description of the blessings of the
ideally perfect government is closely connected with the Divine
promise made through Nathan (2 Samuel 7). David recognises that the...
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וּ כְ אֹ֥ור בֹּ֖קֶר יִזְרַח ־שָׁ֑מֶשׁ
בֹּ֚קֶר
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CHAPTER XXXI.
_ THE LAST WORDS OF DAVID._
2 Samuel 23:1.
_ (See Revised Version and margin.)_
OF these "the last words of David," we need not understand that they
were the last words he ever spoke,...
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DAVID'S LAST SONG
2 Samuel 23:1
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 o...
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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 t...
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And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when] the sun riseth,
[even] a morning without clouds; [as] the tender (c) grass [springing]
out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
(c) Which gr...
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As the light, &c. So shall be the kingdom of Christ. (Challoner) ---
Hebrew, "Like the morning light, shall the sun arise." But is this
sense? Is not the sun the light of the morning? The oldest Hebre...
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(4) And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,
even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of
the earth by clear shining after rain.
Who can this be but JES...
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In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course
no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only
a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23.
The songs that follow contain instruction of deep interest. In chapter
22 David comes forth from his sufferings and his affliction with a
song of t...
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AND [HE SHALL BE] AS THE LIGHT OF THE MORNING, [WHEN] THE SUN RISETH,
[EVEN] A MORNING WITHOUT CLOUDS,.... That is, such a ruler that rules
in righteousness, and in the fear of God; he is the light an...
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And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when] the sun riseth,
[even] a morning without clouds; [as] the tender grass [springing] out
of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Ver. 4. _And he...
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2 Sam. 23:4, 5. "As the tender grass springing out of the earth by
clear shining after rain - although he make it not to grow." It is
probable from this that David speaks of the Messiah, that Christ i...
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2 Sam. 23:1-5. These last words of David seem to be wholly a prophecy
of the Messiah; he begins as the prophets were wont to begin their
mystical speeches about things to come. "The Spirit of the Lord...
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_He shall be as the light of the morning_ These words are a further
description of the king's duty, which is not only to rule with justice
and piety, but also with sweetness, and gentleness, and conde...
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1 Dauid in his last words, professeth his faith in Gods promises to be
beyond sence or experience.
6 The different state of the wicked.
8 A catalogue of Dauids mightie men.
1 NOWE these bee the las...
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David's Last Prophetic Song...
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And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even
a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the
earth by clear shining after rain. The picture is that of a cl...
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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...
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1-7 These 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 come to finish their course, bear thei...
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These words are either,
1. A further description of the king's duty, which is not only to rule
with exact justice and piety, but also with sweetness, and gentleness,
and condescension to the infirmiti...
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2 Samuel 23:4 light H216 morning H1242 sun H8121 rises H2224 (H8799)
morning H1242 without H3808 clouds H5645 grass
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2 Samuel 23:1
If Jacob when he died foresaw the fate of a family, and Joseph the
fate of a nation, David saw, and rejoiced to see, the destiny of
mankind. His dying eyes were fixed on that great adven...
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CONTENTS: Last words of David. Deeds of his mighty men.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, David, Joshebbasheth, Adino, Eleazar,
Shammah, Abishai, Benaiah, other great men.
CONCLUSION: Those who have ven...
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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 sure...
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_He shall be as the light of the morning when the sun riseth._
KING DAVID’S VISION OF CHRIST
It is generally allowed that, the Authorised Version is not very happy
here, and that the true idea of the...
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_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 exulted in...
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A MORNING WITHOUT CLOUDS
A morning without clouds. 2 Samuel 23:4.
Our text is taken from the last song that King David wrote. He was
looking forward to the time when Jesus would come to reign on the...
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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 saying of...
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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 power, and, w...
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In chapter twenty-three,
These are the last words of David. The son of Jesse, the man who was
raised up on high, the anointed [of God,] of the God of Jacob, and the
sweet psalmist of Israel. [I like...
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Deuteronomy 32:2; Hosea 6:3; Hosea 6:5; Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 60:1;...
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DAVID'S MIGHTY MEN
2 Samuel 23:1
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...
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Shall be — These words are a farther description of the king's duty,
which is not only to rule with justice and piety, but also with
sweetness, and gentleness, and condescension to the infirmities of...