2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
The God of Israel said,.... To David, or by him; he who was the covenant God of Israel literally considered, and is the covenant God and Father of the whole spiritual Israel, and who is owned,…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
The Rock of Israel - The Fountain whence Israel was derived.
He that ruleth over men must be just - More literally, מושל באדם צדיק moshel baadam tsaddik, He that ruleth in man is the just one; or, The…
The oracular brevity of these verses hardly admits of translation, and makes the meaning of them obscure. They may be rendered:
A ruler over men, a righteous one!
a ruler in the fear of God!
and he…
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