2 Samuel 23:7
New International Version
Whoever touches thorns uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear; they are burned up where they lie.”

New Living Translation
One must use iron tools to chop them down; they will be totally consumed by fire.”

English Standard Version
but the man who touches them arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire.”

Berean Standard Bible
The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

New American Standard Bible
Instead, the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place.”

NASB 1995
But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place.”

NASB 1977
But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place.”

Legacy Standard Bible
But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire where they sit.”

Amplified Bible
But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they are utterly burned and consumed by fire in their place.”

Christian Standard Bible
The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear. They will be completely burned up on the spot.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear. They will be completely burned up on the spot.

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And whenever a man comes near to them, with handle of an ax and with iron he gathers them and they burn in the fire for a resting place”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and a man shall not labour among them; and one shall have that which is fully armed with iron, and the staff of a spear, an he shall burn them with fire, and they shall be burnt in their shame.

Contemporary English Version
but with a sharp spear and are burned on the spot.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if a man will touch them, he must be armed with iron and with the staff of a lance: but they shall be set on fire and burnt to nothing.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A person who touches them uses iron [tools] or the shaft of a spear. Fire will burn them up completely wherever they are."

Good News Translation
You must use an iron tool or a spear; they will be burned completely.

International Standard Version
Whoever handles them wears heavy duty clothing, carries strong tools, and burns them to ashes on the spot!

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Literal Standard Version
And the man who comes against them | Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, | And they are utterly burned with fire | In the cessation.”

Majority Standard Bible
The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”

New American Bible
One wishing to touch them must be armed with iron or the shaft of a spear. They must be utterly consumed by fire.

NET Bible
The one who touches them must use an iron instrument or the wooden shaft of a spear. They are completely burned up right where they lie!"

New Revised Standard Version
to touch them one uses an iron bar or the shaft of a spear. And they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.

New Heart English Bible
But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They shall be utterly burned with fire in their place."

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

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Context
David's Last Song
6But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand. 7The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”

Cross References
Matthew 3:10
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 13:30
Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.'"

Hebrews 6:8
But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

Isaiah 33:12
The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze.

Ezekiel 2:6
But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

fenced [heb] filled

2 Samuel 22:8-10
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth…

Isaiah 27:4
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

Matthew 3:10-12
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire…

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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














(7) Fenced with iron.--The thorns are to be handled with an iron hook on the end of a spear staff. The phrase, "in the same place," is used only here, and its meaning is quite uncertain. The Vulg. translates, to nothing, meaning to utter destruction; the LXX. substitutes the word shame. The English rendering is as well sustained as any.

The Chaldee Targum upon these verses is very interesting, as giving the ancient Jewish interpretation of the prophecy. It is a much enlarged paraphrase, but gives a Messianic application to the whole. The following is a close translation of 2Samuel 23:1-3 : "(1) These are the words of the prophecy of David, which he prophesied concerning the end of the age, concerning the days of consolation which are to come. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was exalted to the kingdom said, the anointed by the word of the God of Jacob, and appointed that he might preside over the sweetness of the praises of Israel. (2) David said, In the spirit of prophecy of the Lord I speak these things, and the words of His holiness do I order in my mouth. (3) David said, The God of Israel spake concerning me, the Strong One of Israel who ruleth over the sons of men, the true Judge, said that He would appoint for me a king; He is the Messiah, who shall arise and rule in the fear of the Lord."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The man
וְאִישׁ֙ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

[who] touches
יִגַּ֣ע (yig·ga‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

them
בָּהֶ֔ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

must be armed
יִמָּלֵ֥א (yim·mā·lê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

with iron
בַרְזֶ֖ל (ḇar·zel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement

or with the shaft
וְעֵ֣ץ (wə·‘êṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

of a spear.
חֲנִ֑ית (ḥă·nîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2595: A lance

The fire
וּבָאֵ֕שׁ (ū·ḇā·’êš)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

will burn them to ashes
שָׂר֥וֹף (śā·rō·wp̄)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

in [the] place [where they lie].”
בַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃ (baš·šā·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7675: Session, an abode, locality


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