2 Samuel 23:1

Good News Translation

David son of Jesse was the man whom God made great, whom the God of Jacob chose to be king, and who was the composer of beautiful songs for Israel. These are David's last words:

Cross References

Genesis 49:1

Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the future:

2 Samuel 22:34

He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains.

2 Samuel 22:51

God gives great victories to his king; he shows constant love to the one he has chosen, to David and his descendants forever.

1 Chronicles 16:7

It was then that David first gave Asaph and the other Levites the responsibility for singing praises to the Lord.

1 Chronicles 16:9

Sing praise to the Lord; tell the wonderful things he has done.

Psalm 2:6

“On Zion, my sacred hill,” he says, “I have installed my king.”

Psalm 72:20

This is the end of the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Psalm 89:20

I have made my servant David king by anointing him with holy oil.

Psalm 89:21

My strength will always be with him, my power will make him strong.

Amos 6:5

You like to compose songs, as David did, and play them on harps.

Luke 20:42

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit here at my right side

Luke 24:44

Then he said to them, “These are the very things I told you about while I was still with you: everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the writings of the prophets, and the Psalms had to come true.”

Deuteronomy 33:1

These are the blessings that Moses, the man of God, pronounced on the people of Israel before he died.

Colossians 3:16

Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.

James 5:13

Are any among you in trouble? They should pray. Are any among you happy? They should sing praises.

1 Samuel 17:12

David was the son of Jesse, who was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and at the time Saul was king, he was already a very old man.

1 Samuel 18:7

In their celebration the women sang, “Saul has killed thousands, but David tens of thousands.”

1 Samuel 2:10

The Lord's enemies will be destroyed; he will thunder against them from heaven. The Lord will judge the whole world; he will give power to his king, he will make his chosen king victorious.”