2 Samuel 23:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Matt 22:43 : 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
2 Pet 1:21 : 21 For no prophecy ever came {G4218} by the will of man: but {G40} men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
Mark 12:36 : 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
Acts 2:25-31 : 25 For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord {G1223} always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore {G2165} my {G5124} heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; {G2532} Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance. 29 {G435} Brethren, I may say unto {G3326} you freely of the patriarch David, that he {G5053} both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne; 31 he foreseeing [this] spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he {G5590} left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
Heb 3:7-8 : 7 Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Sam 23:3
77%
3The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,
2 Sam 23:1
76%
1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2 Sam 22:1-2
2 verses
73%
1And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
Job 33:2-4
3 verses
72%
2Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
4The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
Ps 45:1
72%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Deut 2:17
72%
17that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,
1 Kgs 8:15
72%
15And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David thy father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
Jer 1:9
72%
9Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:
Ezek 2:2
71%
2And the Spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spake unto me.
Ps 119:172
71%
172Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.
Ps 39:3
71%
3My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned: [Then] spake I with my tongue:
Zech 12:1
70%
1The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. [Thus] saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:
2 Sam 1:16
70%
16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.
Jer 17:16
70%
16As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.
1 Sam 28:17
70%
17And Jehovah hath done unto thee, as he spake by me: and Jehovah hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbor, even to David.
2 Chr 6:4
70%
4And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands fulfilled it, saying,
Ezek 33:23
70%
23And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Mic 3:8
70%
8But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
1 Chr 17:7
70%
7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:
Isa 49:2
69%
2and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close:
1 Kgs 8:26
69%
26Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
Ps 66:17
69%
17I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.
Isa 11:2
69%
2And the Spirit of Jehovah 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 Jehovah.
Ps 89:20
69%
20I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:
Isa 59:21
69%
21And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever.
Jer 30:2
69%
2Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
Isa 51:16
69%
16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
Ezek 22:23
69%
23And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Deut 18:17
69%
17And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
2 Sam 3:18
69%
18now then do it; for Jehovah hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
1 Kgs 22:23
69%
23Now therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.
1 Sam 24:15
69%
15Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
Isa 8:11
69%
11For Jehovah spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
Ezek 21:1
69%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
1 Kgs 8:24
69%
24who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.
2 Chr 18:22
69%
22Now therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.
Isa 50:4
69%
4The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
Ps 2:6-7
2 verses
69%
6Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
7I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.
Num 23:12
69%
12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?
Ezek 34:24
68%
24And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah, have spoken it.
Ezek 20:2
68%
2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ps 119:13
68%
13With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
Ezek 13:1
68%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Job 27:3
68%
3(For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
Acts 2:26
68%
26Therefore {G2165} my {G5124} heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; {G2532} Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:
2 Sam 7:8
68%
8Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;