Now these are the last
words
of David
. David
the son
of Jesse
declares
, aThe man
who was raised
on high
declares
, bThe anointed
of the God
of Jacob
, And the sweet
psalmist
of Israel
,
" aThe Spirit of the LORD
spoke
by me, And His word
was on my tongue
.
"The God of Israel
said
, aThe Rock
of Israel
spoke
to me, ` bHe who rules
over men
righteously
, cWho rules
in the fear
of God
,
aIs as the light of the morning
when the sun
rises
, A morning
without
clouds
, When the tender
grass
springs out of the earth
, Through
sunshine
after
rain
.'
"Truly is not my house
so
with God
? For aHe has made
an everlasting
covenant
with me, Ordered
in all
things
, and secured
; For all
my salvation
and all
my desire
, Will He not indeed
make it grow
?
" aBut the worthless, every
one
of them will be thrust
away
like thorns
, Because
they cannot
be taken
in hand
;
But the man who touches
them Must be 1armed
with iron
and the shaft
of a spear
, And athey will be completely
burned
with fire
in their 2place
."
aThese are the names
of the mighty
men
whom
David
had: Josheb-basshebeth
a Tahchemonite
, chief
of the 1captains
, he was called Adino
the Eznite
, because
of eight
hundred
slain
by him at one
time
;
and after him was Eleazar
the son
of aDodo
the bAhohite
, one of the three
mighty
men
with David
when they 1defied
the Philistines
who were gathered
there
to battle
and the men
of Israel
had 2withdrawn
.
aHe arose and struck
the Philistines
until
his hand
was weary
and 1clung
to the sword
, and bthe LORD
brought
about
a great
2victory
that day
; and the people
returned
after
him only
to strip
the slain.
Now after him was Shammah
the son
of Agee
a aHararite
. And the Philistines
were gathered
1into a troop
where
there
was a plot
of ground
full
of lentils
, and the people
fled
from the Philistines
.
But he took his stand
in the midst
of the plot
, defended
it and struck
the Philistines
; and athe LORD
brought
about
a great
1victory
.
Then three of the thirty
chief
men
went
down
and came
to David
in the harvest
time
to the acave
of Adullam
, while the troop
of the Philistines
was camping
in bthe valley
of Rephaim
.
David was then
ain the stronghold
, while the garrison
of the Philistines
was then
in Bethlehem
.
aDavid had
a craving
and said
, "Oh
that someone
would give
me water
to drink
from the well
of Bethlehem
which
is by the gate
!"
aSo the three mighty
men
broke
through
the camp
of the Philistines
, and drew
water
from the well
of Bethlehem
which
was by the gate
, and took
it and brought
it to David
. Nevertheless he would
not drink
it, but bpoured
it out to the LORD
;
and he said, "Be it far
from me, O LORD
, that I should do
this
. aShall I drink the blood
of the men
who went
in jeopardy of their lives
?" Therefore he would
not drink
it. These
things
the three
mighty
men
did
.
aAbishai, the brother
of Joab
, the son
of Zeruiah
, was bchief
of the 1thirty
. And he swung
his spear
against
three
hundred
2and killed
them, and had a name
as well as the three
.
He was most honored
of the thirty
, therefore he became
their commander
; however, he did not attain
to the three
.
Then aBenaiah the son
of Jehoiada
, the son
of a valiant
man
of bKabzeel
, who had done mighty
deeds
, 1killed
the 2two
sons of Ariel
of Moab
. He also went
down
and killed
a lion
in the middle
of a pit
on a snowy
day
.
He 1killed an Egyptian
, 2an impressive
man
. Now the Egyptian
had a spear
in his hand
, but he went
down
to him with a club
and snatched
the spear
from the Egyptian's
hand
and killed
him with his own spear
.
These things aBenaiah
the son
of Jehoiada
did
, and had a name
as well as the three
mighty
men
.
He was honored among
the thirty
, but he did not attain
to the three
. And David
appointed
him over
his guard
.
aAsahel the brother
of Joab
was among the thirty
; Elhanan
the son
of Dodo
of Bethlehem
,
aShammah the bHarodite
, Elika
the Harodite
,
Helez the Paltite
, Ira
the son
of Ikkesh
the aTekoite
,
Abiezer the aAnathothite
, Mebunnai
the Hushathite
,
Zalmon the Ahohite
, Maharai
the aNetophathite
,
aHeleb the son
of Baanah
the Netophathite
, Ittai
the son
of Ribai
of bGibeah
of the sons
of Benjamin
,
Benaiah a aPirathonite
, Hiddai
of the brooks
of bGaash
,
Abi-albon the Arbathite
, Azmaveth
the aBarhumite
,
Eliahba the aShaalbonite
, the sons
of Jashen
, Jonathan
,
aShammah the Hararite
, Ahiam
the son
of Sharar
the Ararite
,
Eliphelet the son
of Ahasbai
, the son
of athe Maacathite
, bEliam
the son
of cAhithophel
the Gilonite
,
aHezro the bCarmelite, Paarai
the Arbite
,
Igal the son
of Nathan
of aZobah
, Bani
the Gadite
,
Zelek the Ammonite
, Naharai
the aBeerothite
, armor
bearers
of Joab
the son
of Zeruiah
,
Ira the aIthrite
, Gareb
the Ithrite
,
aUriah the Hittite
; thirty-seven
in all
.