Sh'mu'el Bet (2 Sa) 23
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1Here are David’s last words:
“This is the speech of David the son of Yishai,
the speech of the man who has been raised up,
the one anointed by the God of Ya‘akov,
the sweet singer of Isra’el.
2“The Spirit of Adonai spoke through me,
his word was on my tongue.
3The God of Isra’el spoke;
the Rock of Isra’el said to me,
‘A ruler over people must be upright,
ruling in the fear of God;
4like the morning light at sunrise
on a cloudless day
that makes the grass on the earth
sparkle after a rain.’
5“For my house stands firm with God —
he made an everlasting covenant with me.
It is in order, fully assured,
that he will bring to full growth
all my salvation and every desire.
6“But the ungodly are like thorn bushes
to be pushed aside, every one of them.
They cannot be taken in one’s hand;
7To touch them one uses pitchfork or spear-shaft,
and then only to burn them where they lie.”
8Following are the names of David’s warrior-heroes:
Yoshev-Bashevet the Tach’kmoni, chief of the three, also known as ‘Adino the ‘Etzni; he is the one who came against 800 men, whom he killed in a single encounter.
9After him was El‘azar the son of Dodo the son of Achochi, one of the three warriors with David when they put their lives in jeopardy against the P’lishtim who were there assembled for battle, while the men of Isra’el had gone away. 10He stood firm and attacked the P’lishtim until his hand went into spasm, so that he couldn’t let go of his sword. Adonai accomplished a great victory that day; but the people didn’t return until he had finished, and then only to plunder the bodies of the dead.
11After him was Shammah the son of Age the Harari. The P’lishtim had assembled at Lechi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the P’lishtim. 12But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, killing the P’lishtim; and Adonai brought about a great victory.
13During harvest season three of the thirty leaders went down and came to David at the cave of ‘Adulam when a company of P’lishtim had set up camp in the Refa’im Valley. 14At that time David was in the fortress, and the garrison of the P’lishtim was in Beit-Lechem. 15David had a craving and said, “I wish someone could give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Beit-Lechem!” 16The three warrior-heroes broke through the army of the P’lishtim, drew water from the well by the gate of Beit-Lechem, took it and brought it to David. But he wouldn’t drink it. Instead, he poured it out to Adonai 17and said, “Adonai! Heaven forbid that I should do such a thing! Am I to drink the blood of men who went and put their lives in jeopardy?”— and he would not consent to drink it. These are the things the three warrior-heroes did. 18Avishai the brother of Yo’av, the son of Tz’ruyah, was chief of these three. He raised his spear against 300 men and killed them; thus he had a reputation even among the three. 19He had the most honor of these three and was therefore made their leader; however, he did not achieve the status of the first three.
20B’nayah the son of Y’hoyada, the son of a valiant man of Kavtze’el, was a man of many exploits. He struck down two lion-hearted men of Mo’av. One day when it was snowing, he went down into a pit and killed a lion. 21Here is how he killed an Egyptian, a man of intimidating appearance: the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, and he went down to him with only a stick, seized the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 22These are things that B’nayah the son of Y’hoyada did that earned him a name among the three warrior-heroes. 23He had more honor than the thirty, but he did not achieve the status of the first three. David put him in command of his personal guard.
24‘Asah’el the brother of Yo’av was one of the thirty,
Elchanan the son of Dodo of Beit-Lechem,
25Shammah the Harodi,
Elika the Harodi,
26Heletz the Palti,
‘Ira son of ‘Ikesh from T’koa,
27Avi‘ezer from ‘Anatot,
M’vunai the Hushati,
28Tzalmon the Achochi,
Mahrai the N’tofati,
29Helev the son of Ba‘anah the N’tofati,
Ittai the son of Rivai from Giv‘ah, of the people of Binyamin,
30B’nayahu from Pir‘aton,
Hiddai from the vadis of Ga‘ash,
31Avi-‘Alvon the ‘Arvati,
‘Azmavet the Barchumi,
32Elyachba the Sha‘alvoni, of the sons of Yashen,
Y’honatan,
33Shammah the Harari,
Achi’am the son of Sharar the Arari,
34Elifelet the son of Achasbai the son of the Ma‘akhati,
Eli‘am the son of Achitofel from Giloh,
35Hetzrai from Karmel,
Pa‘arai the Arbi,
36Yig’al the son of Natan of Tzovah,
Bani the Gadi,
37Tzelek the ‘Amoni,
Nachrai the Be’eroti, armor-bearer for Yo’av the son of Tz’ruyah,
38‘Ira the Yitri,
Garev the Yitri, and
39Uriyah the Hitti —
thirty-seven in all.
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1Now these are the last words of David: David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised up on high, The anointed of the God#GodHebrew: Elohim of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel saith, 2The Spirit of Jehovah spoke by me, And his word was on my tongue. 3The God#GodHebrew: Elohim of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God#GodHebrew: Elohim 4And he shall be as the light of the morning, like the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; When from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth. 5Although my house be not so before ·God#GodHebrew: El Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For this is all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make it not to grow. 6But the sons of Belial are all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands; 7And the man that will touch them provideth himself with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.
8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Joseb-Bassebeth, Tachkemonite the chief of the captains: he was Adino the Eznite; he fought against eight hundred, slain by him at one time. 9And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite: he was one of the three mighty men with David, when they had defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone up. 10He arose and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11And after him, Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite: the Philistines were gathered into a troop, and there was there a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people had fled before the Philistines; 12and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance. 13And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, when the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 14And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem. 15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate! 16And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; however he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah. 17And he said, Be it far from me, Jehovah, that I should do this thing! is it not the blood of the men that went at the risk of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. 18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three. 19Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the first three. 20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. 21He also smote the Egyptian, an imposing man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; and 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 he had a name among the three mighty men. 23He was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him in his council. 24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 29Heleb the son of Baanah, the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, 31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33Shammah the Ararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 39Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
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