World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:3
“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,”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 23
Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
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,
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.
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.
About 2 Samuel
David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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