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2 samuel 23:2

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2 Samuel 23:2

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word [was] in my tongue.

2 Samuel 23:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:2

Theological / Devotional

Spirit of the Lord. The message was not David’s own personal utterance. The fact that the Holy Spirit spoke justifies the use of the word ne’um (see on v. 1).

In my tongue. See Jer. 1:9; cf. 2 Peter 1:21.

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