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2 Samuel 23:3-5
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Samuel 23:3-5
Evangelical Heritage Version
3 The God of Israel has spoken.
To me the Rock of Israel has said,
“The one who rules over people with righteousness,
who rules in the fear of God,
4 he is like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
like a morning without clouds,
like brightness after rain, which produces grass from the earth.”
5 But my house is not like this with God.[a]
Nevertheless, he has made an everlasting covenant with me,
completely ordered and secure.
Certainly he will make it spring up for my salvation, to fulfill my desires.[b]
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 23:5 Many translations convert this line to a question: Isn’t my house like this with God? It seems best to leave it as a confession of the unworthiness of David and his dynasty.
- 2 Samuel 23:5 The verse is difficult.
Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV)
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