2Samuel:23:8-39

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* These are the names of the mighty men of David : Jebosthe the Chananite is a captain of the third part : Adinon the Asonite , he drew his sword against eight hundred soldiers at once . * And after him Eleanan the son of his uncle , son of Dudi who was among the three mighty men with David ; and when (note :)Or , they defied him among the Philistines (:note ) he defied the Philistines they were gathered there to war , and the men of Israel went up . * He arose an smote the Philistines , until his hand was weary , and his hand clave to the sword : and the Lord wrought a great salvation in that day , and the people (note :)Hebrews . returned (:note ) rested behind him only to strip the slain . * And after him Samaia the son of Asa the Arachite : and the Philistines were gathered to Theria ; and there was there a portion of ground full of lentiles ; and the people fled before the Philistines . * And he stood firm in the midst of the portion , and rescued it , and smote the Philistines ; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance . * And three out of the thirty went down , and came to Cason to David , to the cave of Odollam ; and there was an army of the Philistines , and they encamped in the valley of Raphain . * And David was then in the strong hold , and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem . * And David longed , and said , Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate ? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem . * And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines , and drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem in the gate : and they took it , and brought it to David , and he would not drink it , but poured it out before the Lord . * And he said , O Lord , forbid that I should do this , (note :)Gr . if (:note ) that I should drink of the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives : and he would not drink it . These things did these three mighty men . * And Abessa the brother of Joab the son of Saruia , he was chief among the three , and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew ; and he had a name among three . * Of those three he was most honourable , and he became a chief over them , but he reached not to the first three . * And Banaeas the son of Jodae , he was abundant in mighty deeds , from Cabeseel , and he smote the two sons of Ariel of Moab : and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day . * He smote an Egyptian , (note :)Gr . a man seen or to be seen (:note ) a wonderful man , and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear as the side of a ladder ; and he went down to him with a staff , and snatched the spear from the Egyptian ’s hand , and slew him with his own spear . * These things did Banaeas the son of Jodae , and he had a name among the three mighty men . * He was honourable among the second three , but he reached not to the first three : and David (note :)Gr . appointed him to his hearings (:note ) made him his reporter . And these are the names of King David ’s mighty men . * Asael Joab ’s brother ; he was among the thirty . Eleanan son of Dudi his uncle in Bethleem . * Saema the Rudaean . * Selles (note :)Or , the son of Kelothi (:note ) the Kelothite : Iras the son of Isca the Thecoite . * Abiezer the Anothite , of the sons of the Anothite . * Ellon the Aoite ; Noere the Netophatite . * Esthai the son of Riba of Gabaeth , son of Benjamin the Ephrathite ; Asmoth the Bardiamite ; Emasu the Salabonite : * Adroi of the brooks . * Gadabiel son of the Arabothaeite . * the sons of Asan , Jonathan ; * Samnan the Arodite ; Amnan the son of Arai the Saraurite . * Aliphaleth the son of Asbites , the son of the Machachachite ; Eliab the son of Achitophel the Gelonite . * Asarai the Carmelite the son of Uraeoerchi . * Gaal the son of Nathana . The son of much valour , the son of Galaaddi . Elie the Ammanite . * Gelore the Bethorite , armour-bearer to Joab , son of Saruia . * Iras the Ethirite . Gerab the Ethenite . * Urias the Chettite : thirty-seven in all .

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