The Meaning of 2 Samuel 23:7 Explained

2 Samuel 23:7

KJV: But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

YLT: And the man who cometh against them Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, And with fire they are utterly burnt In the cessation.'

Darby: And the man that will touch them provideth himself with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.

ASV: But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 23:7?

MEANING: What does 2 Samuel 23:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 23:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Samuel 23:7?

What is the context of 2 Samuel 23:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But the man [that] shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the [same] place.

What does 2 Samuel 23:7 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 23:1-7 - David's Last Song

Let us place our lips at God's disposal, that He may speak by them, and let His words be on our tongues. God's love is to our souls like morning light. It stole over our hearts in childhood so gently that we did not know when first it came. The happy experiences of those pure and holy years were like the grass-blades that glisten across the lawns soaked in dew. "Thou hast the dew of thy youth."

When our heart is breaking with domestic or public anxiety, what a comfort it is to look away to the Covenant, ordered in all things and sure. Sometimes, indeed, God's purpose in our lives seems to come to a standstill. "He maketh it not to grow," 2 Samuel 23:5. But beneath the scaffolding the building is rising, and under the ground the harvest seeds are swelling.

These verses indicate David's ideal for himself which he had not fully attained. The harp became jangled, and the strain lost its music. There is only one King who can realize all that we ask or think-our fair dream. That King is our Lord Jesus. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 23

¹ David, in his last words, professes his faith in God's promises
⁶ The different state of the wicked
⁸ A catalogue of David's mighty men

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 23:7 mean?

But the man [who] touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear and with fire utterly they shall be burned in [their] place -

וְאִישׁ֙ יִגַּ֣ע בָּהֶ֔ם יִמָּלֵ֥א בַרְזֶ֖ל וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית וּבָאֵ֕שׁ שָׂר֥וֹף יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בַּשָּֽׁבֶת פ

וְאִישׁ֙	But the man
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יִגַּ֣ע	[who] touches
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַע Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
יִמָּלֵ֥א	Must be armed
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלֵא Sense: to fill, be full.
בַרְזֶ֖ל	with iron
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּרְזֶל Sense: iron.
וְעֵ֣ץ	and the shaft
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
חֲנִ֑ית	of a spear
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חֲנִית Sense: spear.
וּבָאֵ֕שׁ	and with fire
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: אֵשׁ Sense: fire.
שָׂר֥וֹף	utterly
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: שָׂרַף Sense: to burn.
יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ	they shall be burned
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׂרַף Sense: to burn.
בַּשָּֽׁבֶת	in [their] place
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: שֶׁבֶת Sense: (Qal) seat, dwelling, place.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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