The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear,.... To remove these thorns, or sons of Belial, out of the way, or to defend himself against them; or weapons of war must be made use of to conquer and destroy them, according to the sense of Ben Gersom, and which De Dieu follows; a man that...
2Sa 23:6-7 6 But the worthless, as rejected thorns are they all; For men do not take them in the hand. 7 And the man who touches them Provides himself with iron and spear-shaft, And they are utterly burned with fire where they dwell. The development of salvation under the ruler in righteousness and the fear of God is accompanied by judgment upon the ungodly.
Commenting on 2 Samuel 23:6-7