2 Samuel 23:3

NETBible

The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

NIV ©

The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God,

NASB ©

"The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,

NLT ©

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me: ‘The person who rules righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

MSG ©

The God of Israel spoke to me, Israel's Rock-Mountain said, "Whoever governs fairly and well, who rules in the Fear-of-God,

BBE ©

The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,

NRSV ©

The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: One who rules over people justly, ruling in the fear of God,

NKJV ©

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God.


KJV
The God
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of Israel
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said
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the Rock
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of Israel
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spake
<01696> (8765)
to me, He that ruleth
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over men
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[must be] just
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ruling
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in the fear
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of God
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{He...: or, Be thou ruler, etc}
NASB ©

"The God
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of Israel
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said
<559>
, The Rock
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of Israel
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spoke
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to me, 'He who rules
<4910>
over men
<120>
righteously
<6662>
, Who rules
<4910>
in the fear
<3374>
of God
<430>
,
LXXM
legei
<3004> 
V-PAI-3S
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
yeov
<2316> 
N-NSM
israhl
<2474> 
N-PRI
emoi
<1473> 
P-DS
elalhsen
<2980> 
V-AAI-3S
fulax
<5441> 
N-NSM
israhl
<2474> 
N-PRI
parabolhn
<3850> 
N-ASF
eipon {V-AAI-1S} en
<1722> 
PREP
anyrwpw
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N-DSM
pwv
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ADV
krataiwshte
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V-AAS-2P
fobon
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N-ASM
yeou
<2316> 
N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL
The God
<0430>
of Israel
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spoke
<0559>
, the protector
<06697>
of Israel
<03478>
spoke
<01696>
to me. The one who rules
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fairly
<06662>
among men
<0120>
, the one who rules
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in the fear
<03374>
of God
<0430>
,
HEBREW
Myhla
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tary
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lswm
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qydu
<06662>
Mdab
<0120>
lswm
<04910>
larvy
<03478>
rwu
<06697>
rbd
<01696>
yl
<0>
larvy
<03478>
yhla
<0430>
rma (23:3)
<0559>

NETBible

The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

NET Notes

tn Heb “rock,” used as a metaphor of divine protection.