2 Samuel 23
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2 Samuel 23
1¶ Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, said, and the man who was raised up high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet cantor of Israel, said,
2(The Spirit of the Lord has spoken by me, and his word has been in my tongue.
3The God of Israel dictated unto me, the strong One of Israel spoke): He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
4And as the light of the morning when the sun rises, of a morning shining forth without clouds, as the shining forth through light rain upon the tender grass of the earth:
5shall not my house be so with God, although all my saving health and my desire shall not be produced yet? For he has made an everlasting covenant with me, ordered in all things, and it shall be kept;
6but those of Belial shall all be as thorns to be chased away, whom no one takes with the hand;
7but the one that desires to touch them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear, and they are completely burned with fire in their place.
8¶ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: he that sat in the seat of wisdom, chief among the three: Adino, the Eznite, who on one occasion slew eight hundred enemies.
9And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men who were with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and those of Israel were gone away.
10He arose and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword; and the Lord wrought a great salvation that day, and the people returned after him only to spoil.
11And after him was Shammah, the son of Agee, the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a community, where was an inheritance of land full of lentils, and the people had fled before the Philistines.
12But he stood in the midst of the inheritance and defended it and slew the Philistines, and the Lord wrought a great salvation.
13 These three, who were of the thirty chief, went down and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam, and the camp of the Philistines was pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
14And David was then in the fortress, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.
15And David longed and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
16Then these three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David; nevertheless, he would not drink of it, but poured it out unto the Lord, saying,
17Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this; is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? And he would not drink it. These three mighty men did this.
18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them and had a name among the three.
19He was the most honourable of the three and captain among them; however, he did not attain unto the first three.
20 Then, Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, slew two lions of Moab; he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
21He also slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and slew him with his own spear.
22These things did Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.
23He had more honour than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David put him in his council.
24Asahel, the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25Shammah of Harodi, Elika of Harodi,
26Helez of Palti, Ira, the son of Ikkesh of Tekoah,
27Abiezer of Anethoth, Mebunnai of Hushath,
28Zalmon of Ahoh, Maharai of Netophath,
29Heleb, the son of Baanah of Netophath, Ittai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin,
30Benaiah, the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
31Abialbon of Arbath, Azmaveth of Barhum,
32Eliahba of Shaalbon, Jonathan of the sons of Jashen,
33Shammah of Harar, Ahiam, the son of Sharar of Harar,
34Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai, the son of Maachath, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel of Gilon,
35Hezrai of Carmel, Paarai of Arbi,
36Igal, the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani of Gadi,
37Zelek of Ammon, Naharai of Beeroth, armourbearer to Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
38Ira of Ithri, Gareb of Ithri,
39Uriah, the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
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2 Samuel 23
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David’s last words
1These are David’s last words:
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.#23.1 Or Israel’s favorite singer or the favorite of Israel’s songs
2The LORD’s spirit speaks through me;
his word is on my tongue.
3Israel’s God has spoken,
Israel’s rock said to me:
“Whoever rules rightly over people,
whoever rules in the fear of God,
4is like the light of sunrise
on a morning with no clouds,
like the bright gleam after the rain
that brings grass from the ground.”
5Yes, my house is this way with God!#23.5 Or Yes, my house is surely with God!
He has made an eternal covenant with me,
laid out and secure in every detail.
Yes, he provides every one of my victories
and brings my every desire to pass.
6But despicable people are like thorns,
all of them good for nothing,
because they can’t be carried by hand.
7No one can touch them,
except with iron bar or the shaft of a spear.
They must be burned up with fire right on the spot!
David’s warriors
8These are the names of David’s warriors: Jeshbaal#23.8 LXXL, OL; MT Josheb-bashebeth; cf 1 Chron 11:11 from Hachmon#23.8 See 1 Chron 11:11. was chief of the Three.#23.8 LXXL, Vulg; cf 1 Chron 11:11; MT chief of the officers He raised his spear#23.8 Cf 1 Chron 11:11; Heb uncertain against eight hundred, killing them on a single occasion.
9Next in command was Eleazar, Dodo’s son and Ahohi’s grandson. He was among the three warriors with David when they insulted the Philistines who had gathered there for battle. The Israelites retreated, 10but he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand was weary and stuck to the sword. But the LORD accomplished a great victory that day. The troops then returned to Eleazar, but only to plunder the dead.
11Next in command was Agee’s son Shammah, who was from Harar. The Philistines had gathered at Lehi, where there was a plot of land full of lentils. The troops fled from the Philistines, 12but Shammah took a position in the middle of the plot, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. The LORD accomplished a great victory.
13At harvesttime, three of the thirty chiefs went down and joined David at the fortress#23.13 Or cave; cf 2 Sam 23:14 of Adullam, while a force of Philistines were camped in the Rephaim Valley. 14At that time, David was in the fortress, and a Philistine fort was in Bethlehem. 15David had a craving and said, “If only someone could give me a drink of water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem.” 16So the three warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it and poured it out to the LORD.
17“The LORD forbid that I should do that,” he said. “Isn’t this the blood of men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it.
These were the kinds of things the three warriors did.
18Now Zeruiah’s son Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Thirty.#23.18 Some Heb manuscripts, Syr; MT third or three He raised his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and made a name for himself along with the Three. 19He was the most famous of the Thirty.#23.19 Syr; cf 1 Chron 11:25; MT Wasn’t he the most famous of the Three? He became their commander, but he wasn’t among the Three.
20Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a hero from Kabzeel who performed great deeds. He killed the two sons#23.20 LXX; MT lacks sons. of Ariel from Moab. He once went down into a pit and killed a lion on a snowy day. 21He also killed a giant#23.21 MT handsome; cf 1 Chron 11:23 Egyptian who had a spear in his hand. Benaiah went against him armed with a staff. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 22These were the kinds of things Jehoiada’s son Benaiah did. He made a name for himself along with the three warriors. 23He was famous among the Thirty, but he didn’t become one of the Three. David placed him in command of his own bodyguard.
24Among the Thirty were:
Asahel, Joab’s brother;
Elhanan, Dodo’s son from Bethlehem;
25Shammah from Harod;
Elika from Harod;
26Helez from Pelet;
Ira, Ikkesh’s son from Tekoa;
27Abiezer from Anathoth;
Mebunnai the Hushathite;
28Zalmon from Ahoh;
Maharai from Netophah;
29Heleb, Baanah’s son from Netophah;
Ittai, Ribai’s son from Gibeah in Benjamin;
30Benaiah from Pirathon;
Hiddai from the Gaash ravines;
31Abi-albon from the desert plain;
Azmaveth from Bahurim;
32Eliahba from Shaalbon;
Jashen the Gizonite;#23.32 Cf 1 Chron 11:34; MT Jashen’s sons
Jonathan, 33Shammah’s son#23.33 LXX; MT lacks son. from Harar;
Ahiam, Sharar’s son from Harar;
34Eliphelet, Ahasbai’s son from Maacah;
Eliam, Ahithophel’s son from Giloh;
35Hezro from Carmel;
Paarai from Erab;
36Igal, Nathan’s son from Zobah;
Bani the Gadite;
37Zelek the Ammonite;
Naharai from Beeroth, and the armor-bearer for Zeruiah’s son Joab;
38Ira from Ither;
Gaeb from Ither;
39and Uriah the Hittite—
thirty-seven in all.
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