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II Samuel 23:Verse 4

KJV
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And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Judges 5:31Judges 5:31Psalms 72:6Psalms 72:6Psalms 89:36
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What Does II Samuel 23:4 Mean?

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"David describes the effect of the just ruler: "And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

American Standard Version
ASV

He shall beas the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, Whenthe tender grassspringeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.

American King James Version
AKJV

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sunno clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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.'

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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.'

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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.'

Darby Translation
Darby

And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [like] the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; [When] from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth.

Webster Bible
Webster

And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when] the sun riseth, [even] a morning without clouds; [as] the tender grass [springing] out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Euen as the morning light when the sunne riseth, the morning, I say, without cloudes, so shall mine house be, and not as the grasse of the earth is by the bright raine.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

As the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, shineth in the morning without clouds, and as the grass springeth out of the earth by rain.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Is even as the light of the morning when ariseth the sun,—A morning, without clouds, [As] from brightness, [and] from rain, the fresh shoots out of the earth.

Literal Translation
LITV

is as the light of the morning, as the sun shines; a morning without clouds; through shining after rain the tender grass sprouts from the earth.

Modern King James
MKJV

is as the light of the morning, as the sun rises, a morning without clouds. The tender grass springs out of the earth through shining after rain.

Updated King James
UKJV

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Like the light of the morning when the sun rises, shining with no clouds, bringing vegetation from the earth apart from rain.’

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, a morning without clouds; when through clear shining after rain, the tender grass springeth out of the earth.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

like the first light of the morning as the sun is rising, when a morning without clouds glows red, and like plants springing forth from the earth after a rainfall.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

Revised Webster
RWebster

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

As the liyt of the morewtid, whanne the sunne risith eerli, is briyt with out cloudis; and as an erbe cometh forth of the erthe bi reynes.

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Judges 5:31Judges 5:31Psalms 72:6Psalms 72:6Psalms 89:36Hosea 6:5Psalms 89:36Hosea 6:5Psalms 110:3Proverbs 4:18
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