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2 Samuel 23 — Sermon Preparation
David's last words are recorded as a poetic oracle, followed by a list of his thirty-seven mighty warriors and their individual acts of valor. Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 39
- verses
- 444 / 239
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
2 Samuel 23 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֵּית לֶחֶם | Bêyth Lechem | H1035 | 8 | Beth-Lechem |
| שָׁלוֹשׁ | shâlôwsh | H7969 | 9 | three, third |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּי | Pᵉlishtîy | H6430 | 8 | Pelishtite |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 9 | David |
| חֲנִית | chănîyth | H2595 | 5 | lance, thrusting |
| גִּבּוֹר | gibbôwr | H1368 | 5 | powerful, warrior |
| שְׁלוֹשִׁים | shᵉlôwshîym | H7970 | 5 | thirty, thirtieth |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; with the water of that well he had often refreshed himself when a youth, and it was without due thought that he desired it. Were his valiant men so forward to expose themselves, upon the least hint of their prince's mind, and so eager to please him, and shall not we long to approve ourselves to our Lord Jesus, by ready compliance with his will, as shown us by his word, Spirit, and providence? …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Samuel 23:8–39 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Lehi— 2 Sam 23:11
- Adullam— 2 Sam 23:13
- Valley of Rephaim— 2 Sam 23:13
- Bethlehem 1— 2 Sam 23:14
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