2 Samuel 23:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.”
2 Samuel 23:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 23:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 23:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’”
2 Samuel 23:4 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He shall beas the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, Whenthe tender grassspringeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain. ”
2 Samuel 23:4 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun--no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!”
2 Samuel 23:4 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 23:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [like] the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; [When] from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth. ”
2 Samuel 23:4 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 23:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euen as the morning light when the sunne riseth, the morning, I say, without cloudes, so shall mine house be, and not as the grasse of the earth is by the bright raine.”
2 Samuel 23:4 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 23:4 in Context — 2 Samuel 23
2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
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.
4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
What Does 2 Samuel 23:4 Mean?
2 Samuel 23:4 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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