2 Samuel 23:4
World English Bible
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.’
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2 Samuel 23:4 in other translations
He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.
2 Samuel 23:4 in context
- 2“Yahweh’s Spirit spoke by me.
His word was on my tongue. - 3The God of Israel said,
the Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘One who rules over men righteously,
who rules in the fear of God, - 4shall 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.’ - 5Isn’t my house so with God?
Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things, and sure,
for it is all my salvation, and all my desire,
although he doesn’t make it grow. - 6But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away,
because they can’t be taken with the hand,