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2 Samuel 23 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Spurgeon 6 Alexander MacLaren 4 Matthew Henry 3 J. C. Ryle 1 John Wesley 1

“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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