2 Samuel
23:1-7
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "But that my kingdom may continue for ever according to his promise."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "Let those who have had long experience of God's goodness, and the pleasantness of heavenly wisdom, when they come to finish their course, bear their testimony to the truth of the promise."
- From Wesley's
Notes.
- "When we find death approaching, we should endeavour both to honour God, and to profit others with our last words. Let those who have had experience of God's goodness, and the pleasantness of the ways of wisdom, when they come to finish their course, leave a record of those experiences, and bear their testimony to the truth of the promise."
- "David's Dying Song: 2 Samuel 23:5," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1855.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Although David's house had not flourished in an uninterrupted course of worldly prosperity and greatness, according to his hopes; although great crimes and calamities had beclouded his family history; some of the most promising branches of the royal tree had been cut down in his lifetime and many of his successors should suffer in like manner for their personal sins; although many reverses and revolutions may overtake his race and his kingdom, yet it was to him a subject of the highest joy and thankfulness that God will inviolably maintain His covenant with his family, until the advent of his greatest Son, the Messiah, who was the special object of his desire, and the author of his salvation."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
2 Samuel 23:1-7, Ralph W. Klein, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2012.
- "As the church year comes to its climax in Christ the King Sunday, we remind ourselves of the goal toward which Christ is headed."
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
- Commentary, textual notes and illustration, Scott Hoezee, Center for Excellence in Preaching, 2015.
- Commentary,
2 Samuel 23:1-7, Karla Suomala, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2012.
- "Maybe these last words of David are a reminder of our longing -- a longing that connects us to antiquity -- for a world that we know can be better than it is."
- "The Second Last Words of David," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2012.
- "The first word, righteousness, lies at the very heart of what it means to be a follower of YHWH."
- Commentary,
2 Samuel 23:1-7, Ted A. Smith, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2009.
- "It can be tempting for preachers to cast ourselves as prophets who call up all those old, bold claims and turn them into demands for righteousness. That work is necessary, and preachers must take it up. But we should also remember ourselves as people like David."
-
2 Samuel 23:1-7,
Christ the King, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly
Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
- "The image of King David as light and life giving rain can be seen as an indicator of the nature of the reign of Christ."
- "Profiles
in Courage (2 Samuel 23)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "God?s king is one who should rule over men righteously. This righteous rule is the outgrowth of a healthy and appropriate fear of God (verse 3). Heathen kings think primarily in terms of being over others; God?s king thinks in terms of being under God. This is something which is clearly evident in the ultimate king, our Lord Jesus Christ:"
- Commentary,
2 Samuel 23:1-7, Ralph W. Klein, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2012.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Bosworth, David A.,
"Evaluating King David: Old Problems and New Scholarship," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brueggemann, Walter,
"2 Samuel 21-24: An Appendix of Deconstruction?" Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Firth, David G., "Shining the Lamp:
The Rhetoric of 2 Samuel 5-24," Tyndale Bulletin, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Freedman, David Noel,
"Critical Note: 2 Samuel 23:4," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1971.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Grant, J. Jeremy M.,
"Between Text and Sermon: 2 Samuel 23:1-7," Interpretation, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Klein, Ralph W.,
"The Last Words of David," Currents in Theology and Mission,
2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Korzenik, Emily Faust,
"The Child in Judaism and in Jewish Life," The Living Pulpit,
2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lete, G. Del Olmo,
"David's Farewell Oracle (2 Samuel XXII 1-7): A Literary Analysis,"
Vetus Testamentum, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Naeh, Shlomo,
"A New Suggestions Regarding 2 Samuel XXIII 7," Vetus Testamentum,
1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Olmo Lete, Gregorio del, "David's Farewell Oracle (2
Samuel 23:1-7): A Literary Analysis, Vetus Testamentum, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Patterson, Richard D., "The Imagery of Clouds in the
Scriptures," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Richardson, H. Neil,
"The Last Words of David: Some Notes on II Samuel 23:1-7," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1971.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Smith, Carol,
"Biblical Perspectives on Power," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wevers, John Wm.,
"A Study in the Exegetical Principles Underlying the Greek Text of 2 Sm 11:2
- 1 Kings 2:11," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1953.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Bosworth, David A.,
"Evaluating King David: Old Problems and New Scholarship," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2006.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 26B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2012.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
- "King David," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 2 Samuel
