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2 Samuel 23:1–7

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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 Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
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.
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.
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.
¶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
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.
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From verse 1

  1. 1 Samuel 16:12–13Rank 1 from verse 1
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    12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

    13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

  2. 2 Samuel 7:8–9Rank 2 from verse 1
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    8Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

    9And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

  3. Psalms 89:20Rank 3 from verse 1
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    20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

  4. Colossians 3:16Rank 4 from verse 1
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    16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

  5. Psalms 78:70–71Rank 5 from verse 1
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    70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

    71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

  6. Luke 24:44Rank 6 from verse 1
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    44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  7. 1 Chronicles 16:4–5Rank 7 from verse 1
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    4¶ And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:

    5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

  8. 1 Chronicles 16:7Rank 8 from verse 1
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    7¶ Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

  9. 1 Chronicles 16:9Rank 9 from verse 1
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    9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

  10. 1 Samuel 2:10Rank 10 from verse 1
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    10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

  11. 2 Peter 1:13–15Rank 11 from verse 1
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    13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

    14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

    15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

  12. Amos 6:5Rank 12 from verse 1
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    5That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

  13. Ephesians 5:19–20Rank 13 from verse 1
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    19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

    20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

  14. Psalms 2:6Rank 14 from verse 1
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  15. Psalms 72:20Rank 15 from verse 1
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    20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

  16. Deuteronomy 33:1Rank 16 from verse 1
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    1AND this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

  17. Genesis 49:1Rank 17 from verse 1
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    1AND Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

  18. James 5:13Rank 18 from verse 1
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    13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

  19. Joshua 23:1–16Rank 19 from verse 1
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    1AND it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.

    2And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

    3And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.

    4Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

    5And the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the Lord your God hath promised unto you.

    6Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

    7That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

    8But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.

    9For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.

    10One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

    11Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God.

    12Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

    13Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

    14And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

    15Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

    16When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

  20. Luke 20:42Rank 20 from verse 1
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    42And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

From verse 2

  1. 2 Peter 1:21Rank 1 from verse 2
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    21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

  2. Matthew 22:43Rank 2 from verse 2
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    43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

  3. Acts 2:25–31Rank 3 from verse 2
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    25For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

    26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

    27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

    28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

    29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

    30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

    31He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

  4. Mark 12:36Rank 4 from verse 2
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    36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

  5. Hebrews 3:7–8Rank 5 from verse 2
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    7Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

    8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

From verse 3

  1. Deuteronomy 32:4Rank 1 from verse 3
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    4He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

  2. 2 Samuel 22:32Rank 2 from verse 3
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    32For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?

  3. Exodus 18:21Rank 3 from verse 3
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    21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

  4. Psalms 72:2Rank 4 from verse 3
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    2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

  5. Deuteronomy 16:18–20Rank 5 from verse 3
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    18¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

    19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

    20That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  6. Exodus 23:6–8Rank 6 from verse 3
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    6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

    7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

    8¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  7. Hebrews 1:8Rank 7 from verse 3
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    8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

  8. Psalms 82:3–4Rank 8 from verse 3
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    3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

    4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

  9. Zechariah 9:9Rank 9 from verse 3
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    9¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  10. 2 Chronicles 19:7–9Rank 10 from verse 3
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    7Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

    8¶ Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

    9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

  11. 2 Samuel 22:2–3Rank 11 from verse 3
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    2And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

    3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

  12. Deuteronomy 32:30–31Rank 12 from verse 3
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    30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?

    31For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

  13. Exodus 19:5–6Rank 13 from verse 3
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    5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

    6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

  14. Genesis 33:20Rank 14 from verse 3
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    20And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.

  15. Isaiah 11:1–5Rank 15 from verse 3
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    1AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

    2And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

    3And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

    4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

    5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

  16. Isaiah 32:1Rank 16 from verse 3
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    1BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

  17. Jeremiah 23:5Rank 17 from verse 3
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

  18. Psalms 42:9Rank 18 from verse 3
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    9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

  19. Exodus 20:2Rank 19 from verse 3
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    2I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

  20. Nehemiah 5:14Rank 20 from verse 3
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    14¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

  21. Proverbs 31:9Rank 21 from verse 3
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    9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  22. Psalms 110:2Rank 22 from verse 3
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    2The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

  23. Exodus 3:15Rank 23 from verse 3
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    15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

From verse 4

  1. Judges 5:31Rank 1 from verse 4
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    31So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

  2. Psalms 72:6Rank 2 from verse 4
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    6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

  3. Hosea 6:5Rank 3 from verse 4
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    5Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

  4. Psalms 89:36Rank 4 from verse 4
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    36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

  5. Hosea 6:3Rank 5 from verse 4
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    3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

  6. Isaiah 4:2Rank 6 from verse 4
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    2In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

  7. Isaiah 60:1Rank 7 from verse 4
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    1ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

  8. Isaiah 60:18–20Rank 8 from verse 4
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    18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

    19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

    20Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

  9. Isaiah 60:3Rank 9 from verse 4
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    3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  10. John 1:7Rank 10 from verse 4
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    7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

  11. Luke 1:78–79Rank 11 from verse 4
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    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  12. Malachi 4:2Rank 12 from verse 4
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  13. Micah 5:7Rank 13 from verse 4
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    7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

  14. Proverbs 4:18Rank 14 from verse 4
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    18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  15. Psalms 110:3Rank 15 from verse 4
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    3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

  16. Deuteronomy 32:2Rank 16 from verse 4
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    2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

From verse 5

  1. Isaiah 55:3Rank 1 from verse 5
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    3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  2. 2 Samuel 7:14–16Rank 2 from verse 5
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    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

    15But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

    16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  3. Isaiah 9:6–7Rank 3 from verse 5
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  4. Jeremiah 32:40Rank 4 from verse 5
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    40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

  5. Psalms 89:28–29Rank 5 from verse 5
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    28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

    29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

  6. Hebrews 6:19Rank 6 from verse 5
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    19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

  7. 1 Chronicles 17:11–14Rank 7 from verse 5
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    11¶ And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

    12He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

    13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:

    14But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

  8. Acts 13:34Rank 8 from verse 5
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    34And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

  9. Amos 9:11Rank 9 from verse 5
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    11¶ In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

  10. Ezekiel 37:26Rank 10 from verse 5
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    26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

  11. Hebrews 13:20Rank 11 from verse 5
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    20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

  12. Isaiah 11:1Rank 12 from verse 5
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    1AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

  13. Isaiah 27:6Rank 13 from verse 5
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    6He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

  14. Isaiah 61:8Rank 14 from verse 5
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    8For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

  15. Jeremiah 33:25–26Rank 15 from verse 5
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    25Thus saith the Lord; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;

    26Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

  16. 1 Corinthians 3:6–7Rank 16 from verse 5
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    6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

    7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

  17. 1 Kings 1:5Rank 17 from verse 5
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    5¶ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

  18. 1 Kings 11:38Rank 18 from verse 5
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    38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.

  19. 1 Kings 11:6–8Rank 19 from verse 5
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    6And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.

    7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

    8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

  20. 1 Kings 12:14Rank 20 from verse 5
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    14And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

  21. 1 Kings 2:24–25Rank 21 from verse 5
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    24Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

    25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

  22. 1 Samuel 2:35Rank 22 from verse 5
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    35And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

  23. 1 Samuel 25:28Rank 23 from verse 5
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    28I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

  24. 2 Samuel 12:10Rank 24 from verse 5
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    10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

  25. 2 Samuel 13:14Rank 25 from verse 5
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    14Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

  26. 2 Samuel 13:28Rank 26 from verse 5
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    28¶ Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

  27. 2 Samuel 18:14Rank 27 from verse 5
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    14Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

  28. 2 Samuel 7:18Rank 28 from verse 5
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    18¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

  29. Isaiah 4:2Rank 29 from verse 5
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    2In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

  30. Isaiah 7:14Rank 30 from verse 5
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    14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  31. Psalms 119:81Rank 31 from verse 5
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    81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

  32. Psalms 27:4Rank 32 from verse 5
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    4One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

  33. Psalms 62:2Rank 33 from verse 5
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    2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

  34. Psalms 63:1–3Rank 34 from verse 5
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    1O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

    2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

    3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

  35. Psalms 73:25–26Rank 35 from verse 5
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    25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

    26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  36. Psalms 89:3Rank 36 from verse 5
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    3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

From verse 6

  1. Ezekiel 2:6Rank 1 from verse 6
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    6¶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

  2. Deuteronomy 13:13Rank 2 from verse 6
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    13Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;

  3. Isaiah 33:12Rank 3 from verse 6
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    12And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

  4. 1 Samuel 2:12Rank 4 from verse 6
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    12¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.

  5. 2 Samuel 20:1Rank 5 from verse 6
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    1AND there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

  6. Genesis 3:18Rank 6 from verse 6
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    18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

  7. Song of Solomon 2:2Rank 7 from verse 6
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    2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

  8. Matthew 13:41Rank 8 from verse 6
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    41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

From verse 7

  1. Hebrews 6:8Rank 1 from verse 7
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    8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:8Rank 2 from verse 7
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    8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

  3. 2 Samuel 22:8–10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

    9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

    10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

  4. 2 Thessalonians 1:8Rank 4 from verse 7
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    8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  5. Isaiah 27:4Rank 5 from verse 7
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    4Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

  6. John 15:6Rank 6 from verse 7
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    6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

  7. Luke 19:14Rank 7 from verse 7
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    14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

  8. Luke 19:27Rank 8 from verse 7
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    27But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

  9. Matthew 13:42Rank 9 from verse 7
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    42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  10. Matthew 3:10–12Rank 10 from verse 7
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    10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

    12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

Open a word for its full definition and concordance.

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 23:1

COMBINED MEANING

last

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At the end or after all others; latest or final.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

raised

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of raise. Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

anointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of anoint, meaning to apply oil, ointment, or salve to a person or thing; by anointing, to consecrate, set apart, or appoint to an office or holy use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sweet

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Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

psalmist

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A maker, writer, composer, or singer of psalms.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 23:2

COMBINED MEANING

spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tongue

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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 23:3

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rock

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1. A mass of stone or a rocky place. 2. Figuratively, a secure refuge, strength, foundation, or cause of stumbling. 3. A title or figure for God or Christ.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ruling

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of rule, meaning to govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 23:4

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

clouds

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Sense 1: Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

grass

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Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

clear

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Sense 1: Innocent or free from guilt. Sense 2: Manifest or plain. Sense 3: As a verb, to acquit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

shining

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of shine, meaning to emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor. To give light, real or figurative.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rain

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Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 23:5

COMBINED MEANING

although

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Even though; notwithstanding that; introducing a fact or supposition that does not prevent the main statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

everlasting

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1. Continuing without end. 2. Extending backward without beginning. 3. Enduring or permanent throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

covenant

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Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 23:6

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Belial

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Worthlessness or wickedness; a child or man of Belial is a wicked person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thorns

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Sense 1: Sharp spines or prickles. Sense 2: Thorn-bearing plants and figures of things that prick, obstruct, or grieve.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 23:7

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fenced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fence, meaning to enclose, guard, or fortify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

staff

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1. A rod or pole, especially one used for walking support, carrying, striking, or as the shaft of a weapon. 2. Figuratively, a support, source of strength, or ruling power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

burned

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of burn, meaning to consume, injure, heat, dry, or harden by fire or intense heat. Sense 2: To be on fire.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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23:1NOW 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 Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

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23:2The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

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23:3The 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.

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23:4And 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.

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23:5Although 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.

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23:6¶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

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23:7But 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.

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