ASV_Strong : 2 Samuel 23
1. Now these are the last[H314] words[H1697] of David[H1732]. David[H1732] the son[H1121] of Jesse[H3448] saith[H5002], And the man[H1397] who was raised[H6965] on high[H5920] saith[H5002], The anointed[H4899] of the God[H430] of Jacob[H3290], And the sweet[H5273] psalmist[H2158] of Israel[H3478]:
2. The Spirit[H7307] of Jehovah[H3068] spake[H1696] by me[H4405], And his word was upon my tongue[H3956].
3. The God[H430] of Israel[H3478] said[H559], The Rock[H6697] of Israel[H3478] spake[H1696] to me[H4910]: One that ruleth over men[H120] righteously[H6662], That ruleth[H4910] in the fear[H3374] of God[H430],
4. He shall be as the light[H216] of the morning[H1242], when the sun[H8121] riseth[H2224], A morning[H1242] without[H3808] clouds[H5645], When the tender grass[H1877] springeth out of the earth[H776], Through clear shining[H5051] after rain[H4306].
5. Verily my house[H1004] is not so with God[H410]; Yet he hath made[H7760] with me an everlasting[H5769] covenant[H1285], Ordered[H6186] in all things[H8104], and sure: For it is all my salvation[H3468], and all my desire[H2656], Although he maketh it not to grow[H6779].
6. But the ungodly[H1100] shall be all of them as thorns[H6975] to be thrust away[H5074], Because they cannot be taken[H3947] with the hand[H3027];
7. But the man[H376] that toucheth[H5060] them Must be armed[H4390] with iron[H1270] and the staff[H6086] of a spear[H2595]: And they shall be utterly[H8313] burned[H8313] with fire[H784] in their place[H7675].
8. These are the names[H8034] of the mighty men[H1368] whom David[H1732] had[H7675]: Josheb-basshebeth[H3427] a Tahchemonite[H8461], chief[H7218] of the captains[H7991]; the same was Adino[H5722] the Eznite[H6112], against eight[H8083] hundred[H3967] slain[H2491] at one[H259] time[H6471].
9. And after[H310] him was Eleazar[H499] the son[H1121] of Dodai[H1734] the son of an Ahohite[H266], one of the three[H7969] mighty men[H1368] with David[H1732], when they defied[H2778] the Philistines[H6430] that were there gathered together[H622] to battle[H4421], and the men[H376] of Israel[H3478] were gone away[H5927].
10. He arose[H6965], and smote[H5221] the Philistines[H6430] until[H3588] his hand[H3027] was weary[H3021], and his hand[H3027] clave[H1692] unto the sword[H2719]; and Jehovah[H3068] wrought[H6213] a great[H1419] victory[H8668] that day[H3117]; and the people[H5971] returned[H7725] after[H310] him only to take spoil[H6584].
11. And after[H310] him was Shammah[H8048] the son[H1121] of Agee[H89] a Hararite[H2043]. And the Philistines[H6430] were gathered together[H622] into a troop[H2416], where was a plot[H2513] of ground[H7704] full[H4392] of lentils[H5742]; and the people[H5971] fled[H5127] from[H6440] the Philistines[H6430].
12. But he stood[H3320] in the midst[H8432] of the plot[H2513], and defended[H5337] it[H5221], and slew the Philistines[H6430]; and Jehovah[H3068] wrought[H6213] a great[H1419] victory[H8668].
13. And three[H7969] of the thirty[H7970] chief[H7218] men went down[H3381], and came[H935] to David[H1732] in the harvest time[H7105] unto the cave[H4631] of Adullam[H5725]; and the troop[H2416] of the Philistines[H6430] was encamped[H2583] in the valley[H6010] of Rephaim[H7497].
14. And David[H1732] was then in the stronghold[H4686]; and the garrison[H4673] of the Philistines[H6430] was then in Beth-lehem[H1035].
15. And David[H1732] longed[H183], and said[H559], Oh that one would give me water[H4325] to drink[H8248] of the well[H953] of Beth-lehem[H1035], which is by the gate[H8179]!
16. And the three[H7969] mighty men[H1368] brake through[H1234] the host[H4264] of the Philistines[H6430], and drew[H7579] water[H4325] out of the well[H953] of Beth-lehem[H1035], that was by the gate[H8179], and took[H5375] it[H935], and brought it to David[H1732]: but he would[H14] not drink[H8354] thereof[H5258], but poured it out unto Jehovah[H3068].
17. And he said[H559], Be it far[H2486] from me[H3068], O Jehovah, that I should do[H6213] this[H1818]: shall I drink the blood of the men[H582] that went[H1980] in jeopardy of their lives[H5315]? therefore he would[H14] not drink[H8354] it[H6213]. These things did the three[H7969] mighty men[H1368].
18. And Abishai[H52], the brother[H251] of Joab[H3097], the son[H1121] of Zeruiah[H6870], was chief[H7218] of the three[H7992]. And he lifted up[H5782] his spear[H2595] against three[H7969] hundred[H3967] and slew[H2491] them[H8034], and had a name among the three[H7969].
19. Was he not most honorable[H3513] of the three[H7969]? therefore he was made their captain[H8269]: howbeit he attained[H935] not unto the first three[H7969].
20. And Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077], the son[H1121] of a valiant[H2428] man[H376] of Kabzeel[H6909], who had done mighty[H7227] deeds[H6467], he slew[H5221] the two[H8147] sons[H739] of Ariel of Moab[H4124]: he went down[H3381] also and slew[H5221] a lion[H738] in the midst[H8432] of a pit[H953] in time[H3117] of snow[H7950].
21. And he slew[H2026] an Egyptian[H4713], a goodly[H4758] man[H376]: and the Egyptian[H4713] had a spear[H2595] in his hand[H3027]; but he went down[H3381] to him with a staff[H7626], and plucked[H1497] the spear[H2595] out of the Egyptian[H4713]'s hand[H3027], and slew[H5221] him with his own spear[H2595].
22. These things did[H6213] Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077], and had a name[H8034] among the three[H7969] mighty men[H1368].
23. He was more honorable[H3513] than the thirty[H7970], but he attained[H935] not to the first three[H7969]. And David[H1732] set[H7760] him over his guard[H4928].
24. Asahel[H6214] the brother[H251] of Joab[H3097] was one of the thirty[H7970]; Elhanan[H445] the son[H1121] of Dodo[H1734] of Beth-lehem[H1035],
25. Shammah[H8048] the Harodite[H2733], Elika[H470] the Harodite[H2733],
26. Helez[H2503] the Paltite[H6407], Ira[H5896] the son[H1121] of Ikkesh[H6142] the Tekoite[H8621],
27. Abiezer[H44] the Anathothite[H6069], Mebunnai[H4012] the Hushathite[H2843],
28. Zalmon[H6756] the Ahohite[H266], Maharai[H4121] the Netophathite[H5200],
29. Heleb[H2460] the son[H1121] of Baanah[H1196] the Netophathite[H5200], Ittai[H863] the son[H1121] of Ribai[H7380] of Gibeah[H1390] of the children[H1121] of Benjamin[H1144],
30. Benaiah[H1141] a Pirathonite[H6553], Hiddai[H1914] of the brooks[H5158] of Gaash[H1608].
31. Abialbon[H45] the Arbathite[H6164], Azmaveth[H5820] the Barhumite[H1273],
32. Eliahba[H455] the Shaalbonite[H8170], the sons[H1121] of Jashen[H3464], Jonathan[H3083],
33. Shammah[H8048] the Hararite[H2043], Ahiam[H279] the son[H1121] of Sharar[H8325] the Ararite[H2043],
34. Eliphelet[H467] the son[H1121] of Ahasbai[H308], the son[H1121] of the Maacathite[H4602], Eliam[H463] the son[H1121] of Ahithophel[H302] the Gilonite[H1526],
35. Hezro[H2695] the Carmelite[H3761], Paarai[H6474] the Arbite[H701],
36. Igal[H3008] the son[H1121] of Nathan[H5416] of Zobah[H6678], Bani[H1137] the Gadite[H1425],
37. Zelek[H6768] the Ammonite[H5984], Naharai[H5171] the Beerothite[H886], armorbearers[H5375] to Joab[H3097] the son[H1121] of Zeruiah[H6870],
38. Ira[H5896] the Ithrite[H3505], Gareb[H1619] the Ithrite[H3505],
39. Uriah[H223] the Hittite[H2850]: thirty[H7970] and seven in all[H7651].
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