Commentary for II Samuel 23:1
וְאֵ֛לֶּה דִּבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Now these are the last words of David: The saying of David the son of Jesse, And the saying of the man raised on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet singer of Israel:
Rashi on II Samuel
These are Dovid's words. Dovid's last prophecy. What were the first words? The words of the song that were said above.1 But all the songs and praises that he [Dovid] said are not called "words".2The use of the word דִּבְרֵי here denotes prophecy, not songs and praises.
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Rashi on II Samuel
Raised on high. Raised from Above.3The word עָל, is used to denote לְמַעְלָה, “Above.”
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Rashi on II Samuel
Sweet songs for Yisroel. Yisroel does not sing any songs in the Beis Hamikdosh other then his [Dovid's] songs and hymns.
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