Discovery Box2 Samuel 22:51--23:1 
Context22:51 He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; 1
he is faithful to his chosen ruler, 2
to David and to his descendants forever!”
David’s Final Words
23:1 These are the final words of David:
“The oracle of David son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man raised up as
the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, 3
Israel’s beloved 4 singer of songs:
1 tc The translation follows the Kethib and the ancient versions in reading מַגְדִּיל (magdil, “he magnifies”) rather than the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
2 tn Heb “[the one who] does loyalty to his anointed one.”
3 tn Heb “the anointed one of the God of Jacob.”
4 tn Or “pleasant.”
