2 Samuel 23:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, said, and the man who was exalted, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֛לֶּה דִּבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Transliteration

And these diḇrê Dāwiḏ the ʾaḥărōnîm: nəʾum Dāwiḏ ben-Yišay and nəʾum the geḇer huqam ʿāl, məšîaḥ ʾĕlōhê Yaʿăqōḇ, and nəʿîm zəmirôṯ Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, plural - these
• *diḇrê*: construct form, masculine plural of *dāḇār* - words of
• *Dāwiḏ*: proper noun - David
• *hāʾaḥărōnîm*: definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the last/latter
• *nəʾum*: construct form, utterance/oracle of
• *ben*: construct form - son of
• *Yišay*: proper noun - Jesse
• *geḇer*: noun, masculine singular - man/warrior
• *huqam*: hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was raised/established
• *ʿāl*: preposition - on high/above
• *məšîaḥ*: noun, masculine singular construct - anointed one of
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun - Jacob
• *nəʿîm*: adjective, masculine singular - pleasant/sweet
• *zəmirôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - songs/psalms of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *diḇrê*: words/matters/things/speech of
• *ʾaḥărōnîm*: last/latter/final
• *nəʾum*: utterance/oracle/declaration
• *huqam*: was raised/established/set up
• *ʿāl*: on high/above/upon/concerning
• *məšîaḥ*: anointed one/messiah of
• *nəʿîm*: pleasant/sweet/delightful
• *zəmirôṯ*: songs/psalms/melodies

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  These are the last words of David: the declaration of David, son of Jesse, the declaration of the man who was raised up on high, the anointed one of the God of Jacob, and the sweet singer of Israel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now these are the last{H314} words{H1697} of David.{H1732} David{H1732} the son{H1121} of Jesse{H3448} saith,{H5002} And the man{H1397} who was raised{H6965} on high{H5920} saith,{H5002} The anointed{H4899} of the God{H430} of Jacob,{H3290} And the sweet{H5273} psalmist{H2158} of Israel:{H3478}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now these be the last{H314} words{H1697} of David{H1732}. David{H1732} the son{H1121} of Jesse{H3448} said{H5002}{(H8803)}, and the man{H1397} who was raised up{H6965}{(H8717)} on high{H5920}, the anointed{H4899} of the God{H430} of Jacob{H3290}, and the sweet{H5273} psalmist{H2158} of Israel{H3478}, said{H5002}{(H8803)},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  These are the last wordes of Dauid: Dauid the sonne of Isai sayde. The man, that was set vp to be ye anoynted of the God of Iacob, & a pleasaunt dyter of songes of Israel, sayde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  These also be the last wordes of Dauid, Dauid the sonne of Ishai saith, euen the man who was set vp on hie, the Anointed of the God of Iacob, and the sweete singer of Israel saith,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  These also be the last wordes of Dauid: Dauid the sonne of Isai said: and ye man which was ordayned the annoynted of the God of Iacob and the sweete Psalmist of Israel, sayde:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And these `are' the last words of David: -- `The affirmation of David son of Jesse -- And the affirmation of the man raised up -- Concerning the Anointed of the God of Jacob, And the Sweetness of the Songs of Israel:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now 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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now 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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says, the man who was lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:

• World English Bible (2000)

  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:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David’s Final Words These are the final words of David:“The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised up as the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, Israel’s beloved singer of songs:

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
• 2 Sam 7:8-9 : 8 Now therefore, so shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: 9 And I was with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
• Ps 78:70-71 : 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
• Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him:
• Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still 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.
• Jas 5:13 : 13 Is anyone among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms.
• 2 Pet 1:13-15 : 13 Yes, I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me. 15 Moreover, I will make every effort that you may always remember these things after my departure.
• Eph 5:19-20 : 19 Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Col 3:16 : 16 Let 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.
• Amos 6:5 : 5 Who sing to the sound of the harp, and invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
• Luke 20:42 : 42 And David himself says in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
• 1 Chr 16:4-5 : 4 And he appointed certain Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom, and Jeiel with psalteries and harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
• 1 Chr 16:7 : 7 Then on that day David delivered this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
• 1 Chr 16:9 : 9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk about all his wondrous works.
• Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
• Ps 72:20 : 20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
• Gen 49:1 : 1 And Jacob called to his sons and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in the last days.
• Deut 33:1 : 1 And this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
• Josh 23:1-9 : 1 And it happened a long time after the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies all around, that Joshua grew old and advanced in age. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, for their leaders, for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them, I am old and advanced in age. 3 And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is the one who has fought for you. 4 Behold, I have allotted to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to the great sea westward. 5 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you and drive them from out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the LORD your God has promised you. 6 Therefore, be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, so that you do not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left; 7 That you do not come among these nations, those that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause anyone to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves down to them: 8 But cling to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. 9 For the LORD has driven out from before you great and strong nations: but as for you, no one has been able to stand before you to this day. 10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is who fights for you, as he has promised you. 11 Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God. 12 Otherwise, if you do at all turn back, and join to the remnant of these nations, even those that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you: 13 Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you; all have come to pass for you, and not one thing has failed thereof. 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things have come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you, so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. 16 When you 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 you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.
• 1 Sam 2:10 : 10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven he shall thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.