2 Samuel 23:5-7

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁵ “Truly, God considers my house to be that way,
because he has made a lasting promise ^[a] to me,
with every detail arranged and assured.
⌞He promised⌟ everything that helps me,
everything that pleases me.
Truly, he makes these things happen.

⁶ “Worthless people are like thorns.
All of them are thrown away, because they cannot be picked by hand.
⁷ A person who touches them uses iron ⌞tools⌟
or the shaft of a spear.
Fire ^[b] will burn them up completely wherever they are.”