2Sa 23 | ABEn | STEP | And these are the [ 2 words 3 of David 1 last]. Trustworthy David, son of Jesse, and a trustworthy man whom God raised up -- anointed one of the God of Jacob, and for beauty is the psalm of Israel.

2 Samuel 23

CHAPTER 23 The Last Words of David

1 And these are the [²words ³of David ¹last]. Trustworthy David, son of Jesse, and a trustworthy man whom God raised up -- anointed one of the God of Jacob, and for beauty is the psalm of Israel. 2 Spirit of the lord spoke by me, and his word was upon my tongue. 3 [⁴spoke ¹The ²God ³of Israel] to me; [³spoke ¹the guardian ²of Israel], [²ruling ³among ⁴men ¹justice], the prince in fear of God. 4 And as [³light ¹the ²early morning], [²arises ¹the sun] in the morning, and it shall not darken; from brightness and from out of rain as pasturage of the earth. 5 For is not thus my house with God? for [³covenant ²an eternal ¹he established] with me, to deliver me, prepared at all time being guarded. For all my deliverance, and all my will is in the lord, for in no way shall [³grow ¹the ²lawbreaker]; 6 as a thorn-bush being pushing out are all these; for no hand shall take them. 7 And a man who shall labor among them, full of iron and wooden spear, and in fire burning, they shall be burnt in their shame.

David's Mighty Men

8 These are the names of the mighty ones of David. Joshabbasshebeth the Tachmonite -- [²first ³of the ⁴three ¹this one is]. Adino the Eznite -- this one unsheathed his broadsword against eight hundred slain at once. 9 And with him is Eleazar son of Dodo, son of his uncle among the three mighty ones, this one was with David in his berating among the Philistines. And the Philistines gathered together there for war. And [³ascended ¹the men ²of Israel] before their face, 10 and he rose up and struck the Philistines, until of which [²tired ¹his hand], and [²was cleaved ¹his hand] upon the sword. And the lord made [²deliverance ¹a great] in that day. And the people returned after for despoiling. 11 And after him Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. And [³gathered together ¹the ²Philistines] in Theria, and there was there a portion of a field full of lentils. And the people fled from the face of the Philistines. 12 And he stood in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and struck the Philistines. And the lord executed [²deliverance ¹a great]. 13 And [⁶went down ¹three ²from ³the ⁴thirty ⁵rulers], and they entered unto David into the cave of Adullam. And the battle order of the Philistines camped in the valley of Rephaim. 14 And David was then in the citadel, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. 15 And David desired, and said, Who will give [³to drink ¹me ²water] from the well, the one in Beth-lehem, of the one at the gate? 16 And [⁴tore up ¹the ²three ³mighty ones] the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well, of the one in Beth-lehem, of the one by the gate. And they took of it, and came to David. And he did not want to drink it, and he offered it a libation to the lord. 17 And he said, Kindness be to me, O lord, to do this. Shall [²the blood ³of the ⁴men ⁵going ⁶with ⁷their lives ¹I drink], no. And he did not want to drink it. These things [⁴did ¹the ²three ³mighty ones]. 18 And Abishai the brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, was foremost of the three. And he awakened his spear upon three hundred slain, and to him was a name among the three. 19 Of the three he was honored, and was to them for ruler, and unto the first three he did not arrive at. 20 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son [²man ¹of a mighty], with great works from Kabzeel. This one struck the two sons of Ariel of Moab. And he went down and struck the lion in the midst of the pit in [²day ¹a snowy]. 21 And he struck the Egyptian man, [²man ¹a remarkable]; and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear. And he went down to him with a rod, and seized by force the wooden spear from out of the hand of the Egyptian, and killed him with his spear. 22 These things [⁴did ¹Benaiah ²son ³of Jehoiada], and to him was a name among the three mighty ones. 23 He was over the thirty honorable ones, but to the first three he did not arrive at. And [²ordered ³him ¹David] for his reports. And these are the names of the mighty ones of David the king. 24 Asahel brother of Joab among the thirty. Elhanan son of Dodo his uncle in Beth-lehem. 25 Shammah the Harodite. Elika the Harodite. 26 Helez the Paltite. Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. 27 Abiezer the Anathothite. Mebunnai the Hushathite. 28 Zalmon the Ahohite. Maharai the Netophathite. 29 Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite. Ittai son Ribai the one of the hill of Benjamin. 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite. Hiddai from out of Naxali-Gaash. 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite. Azmaveth the Barhumite. 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite. Sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 Shammah the Hararite. Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite. 34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai, son of the Maachathite. Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite. 35 Hezrai the Carmelite. Paarai the Arbite. 36 Igal son of Nathan of Zobah. Bani the Gadite. 37 Zelek the Ammonite. Nahari the Beerothite, the one lifting the equipment of Joab son of Zeruiah. 38 Ira the Ithrite. Gareb the Ithrite. 39 Uriah the Hittite. In all thirty and seven.