Now these be the last words
of David
. David
the son
of Jesse
said
, and the man
who was raised up
on high
, the anointed
of the God
of Jacob
, and the sweet
psalmist
of Israel
, said
,
The Spirit of the LORD
spake
by me, and his word
was in my tongue
.
The God of Israel
said
, the Rock
of Israel
spake
to me, He that ruleth
over men
must be just
, ruling
in the fear
of God
.
And he shall be as the light of the morning
, when the sun
riseth
, even a morning
without
clouds
; as the tender grass
springing out of the earth
by clear shining
after rain
.
Although my house be not so with God
; yet he hath made
with me an everlasting
covenant
, ordered
in all things , and sure
: for this is all my salvation
, and all my desire
, although he make it not to grow
.
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns
thrust away
, because they cannot be taken
with hands
:
But the man that shall touch
them must be fenced
with iron
and the staff
of a spear
; and they shall be utterly
burned
with fire
in the same place
.
These be the names of the mighty men
whom David
had: The Tachmonite
that sat
in the seat
, chief
among the captains
; the same was Adino
the Eznite
: he lift up his spear against eight
hundred
, whom he slew
at one
time
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And after him was Eleazar
the son
of Dodo
the Ahohite
, one of the three
mighty men
with David
, when they defied
the Philistines
that were there gathered together
to battle
, and the men
of Israel
were gone away
:
He arose, and smote
the Philistines
until
his hand
was weary
, and his hand
clave
unto the sword
: and the LORD
wrought
a great
victory
that day
; and the people
returned
after
him only to spoil
.
And after him was Shammah
the son
of Agee
the Hararite
. And the Philistines
were gathered together
into a troop
, where was a piece
of ground
full
of lentiles
: and the people
fled
from
the Philistines
.
But he stood in the midst
of the ground
, and defended
it, and slew
the Philistines
: and the LORD
wrought
a great
victory
.
And three of the thirty
chief
went down
, and came
to David
in the harvest time
unto the cave
of Adullam
: and the troop
of the Philistines
pitched
in the valley
of Rephaim
.
And David was then in an hold
, and the garrison
of the Philistines
was then in Bethlehem
.
And David longed
, and said
, Oh that one would give me drink
of the water
of the well
of Bethlehem
, which is by the gate
!
And the three mighty men
brake through
the host
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
thereof, but poured it out
unto the LORD
.
And he said, Be 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
? therefore he would
not drink
it. These things did
these three
mighty men
.
And Abishai, the brother
of Joab
, the son
of Zeruiah
, was chief
among three
. And he lifted up
his spear
against three
hundred
, and slew
them , and had the name
among three
.
Was he not most honourable of three
? therefore he was their captain
: howbeit he attained
not unto the first three
.
And Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada
, the son
of a valiant
man
, of Kabzeel
, who had done many
acts
, he slew
two
lionlike men
of Moab
: he went down
also and slew
a lion
in the midst
of a pit
in time
of snow
:
And he slew an Egyptian
, a goodly
man
: 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
.
These things did Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada
, and had the name
among three
mighty men
.
He was more honourable than the thirty
, but he attained
not to the first three
. And David
set
him over his guard
.
Asahel the brother
of Joab
was one of the thirty
; Elhanan
the son
of Dodo
of Bethlehem
,
Shammah the Harodite
, Elika
the Harodite
,
Helez the Paltite
, Ira
the son
of Ikkesh
the Tekoite
,
Abiezer the Anethothite
, Mebunnai
the Hushathite
,
Zalmon the Ahohite
, Maharai
the Netophathite
,
Heleb the son
of Baanah
, a Netophathite
, Ittai
the son
of Ribai
out of Gibeah
of the children
of Benjamin
,
Benaiah the Pirathonite
, Hiddai
of the brooks
of Gaash
,
Abialbon the Arbathite
, Azmaveth
the Barhumite
,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite
, of the sons
of Jashen
, Jonathan
,
Shammah the Hararite
, Ahiam
the son
of Sharar
the Hararite
,
Eliphelet the son
of Ahasbai
, the son
of the Maachathite
, Eliam
the son
of Ahithophel
the Gilonite
,
Hezrai the Carmelite
, Paarai
the Arbite
,
Igal the son
of Nathan
of Zobah
, Bani
the Gadite
,
Zelek the Ammonite
, Naharai
the Beerothite
, armourbearer
to Joab
the son
of Zeruiah
,
Ira an Ithrite
, Gareb
an Ithrite
,
Uriah the Hittite
: thirty
and seven
in all.