David’s final oracle in 2 Samuel 23 declares that God’s Spirit spoke through him and established an everlasting covenant with his house - then the chapter turns to the warrior register of his thirty-seven mighty men.
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Lyrics
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 LORD’s Spirit 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
Isn’t my house 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
Won’t he make it grow But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away Because they can’t be taken with the hand
The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear They will be utterly burnt with fire in their place These are the names of the mighty men whom David had
Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite chief of the captains He was called Adino the Eznite who killed eight hundred at one time After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite
One of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary And his hand froze to the sword
And the LORD worked a great victory that day And the people returned after him only to take plunder After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite
The Philistines had gathered together into a troop There was a plot of ground full of lentils But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it And killed the Philistines and the LORD worked a great victory
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2 Samuel 23 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.
Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press