2 Samuel 23:1-3

Common English Bible

This is the declaration of Jesse’s son David,
    the declaration of a man raised high,
    a man anointed by the God of Jacob,
    a man favored by the strong one of Israel.^[a]
2 The Lord’s spirit speaks through me;
    his word is on my tongue.
³ Israel’s God has spoken,
    Israel’s rock said to me:
“Whoever rules rightly over people,
    whoever rules in the fear of God,