Passage

2 Samuel 23.5

Book: 2 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"3. The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God, 4. He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain."

"5. Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and all my desire, Although he maketh it not to grow."

"6. But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand; 7. But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place." (2 Samuel 23:3-7, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"3. The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, 4. shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’"

"5. Most certainly my house is not so with God, yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn’t make it grow."

"6. But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand, 7. But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”" (2 Samuel 23:3-7, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"3. The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. ^{He: or, Be thou ruler, etc} 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."

"5. Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow."

"6. But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 7. But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. ^{fenced: Heb. filled}" (2 Samuel 23:3-7, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"3. He said, the God of Israel, to me, He spake, the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man [is] righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God. 4. And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun, no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!"

"5. For, not so [is] my house with God; For, a covenant age-during He made with me, Arranged in all things, and kept; For, all my salvation, and all desire, For, He hath not caused [it] to spring up."

"6. As to the worthless, As a thorn driven away [are] all of them, For, not by hand are they taken; 7. And the man who cometh against them Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, And with fire they are utterly burnt In the cessation.'" (2 Samuel 23:3-7, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H5769 - olam

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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