rwbs - 2Samuel:23-24

rwbs@2Samuel:23:1 @ Now these the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:2 @ The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and his word on my tongue.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:3 @ The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that ruleth over men just, ruling in the fear of God. (note:)He…: or, Be thou ruler, etc(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:23:4 @ And as the light of the morning, the sun riseth, a morning without clouds; the tender grass out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:5 @ Although my house not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all, and sure: for all my salvation, and all desire, although he maketh not to grow.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:6 @ But the worthless, all of them shall be as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

rwbs@2Samuel:23:7 @ But the man shall touch them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the place. (note:)fenced: Hebrews. filled(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:23:8 @ These the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same Adino the Eznite: against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. (note:)The Tachmonite…: or, Joshebbassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three(:note)he lift…: from (1Ch strkjv@11:11) whom he…: Hebrews. slainwhom he…: Heb. slain

rwbs@2Samuel:23:9 @ And after him Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away:

rwbs@2Samuel:23:10 @ He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:11 @ And after him 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. (note:)into…: or, for foraging(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:23:12 @ But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:13 @ And three of the thirty leaders went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. (note:)three…: or, the three captains over the thirty(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:23:14 @ And David then in a strong hold, and the garrison of the Philistines then Bethlehem.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:15 @ And David longed, and said, O that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which by the gate!

rwbs@2Samuel:23:16 @ And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that by the gate, and took, and brought to David: nevertheless he would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:17 @ And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do 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.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:18 @ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, slew, and had the name among three. (note:)and slew them: Hebrews. slain(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:23:19 @ Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: yet he attained not to the three.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:20 @ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many deeds, 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: (note:)who…: Hebrews. great of acts(:note)lionlike…: Heb. lion of God

rwbs@2Samuel:23:21 @ And he slew an Egyptian, a handsome 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. (note:)a goodly…: Hebrews. a man of countenance, or, sight: also called, a man of great stature(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:23:22 @ These did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among three mighty men.

rwbs@2Samuel:23:23 @ He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the three. And David set him over his guard. (note:)more…: or, honourable among the thirty(:note)guard: or, council: Hebrews. at his command

rwbs@2Samuel:23:24 @ Asahel the brother of Joab one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:25 @ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:26 @ Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:27 @ Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:28 @ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:29 @ Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:30 @ Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, (note:)brooks: or, valleys(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:23:31 @ Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:32 @ Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:33 @ Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:34 @ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:35 @ Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:36 @ Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:37 @ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:38 @ Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

rwbs@2Samuel:23:39 @ Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:1 @ And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:2 @ For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. (note:)Go: or, Compass(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:24:3 @ And Joab said to the king, Now the LORD thy God add to the people, as many as they may be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

rwbs@2Samuel:24:4 @ But the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:5 @ And they passed over Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer: (note:)river: or, valley(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:24:6 @ Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon, (note:)land of Tahtimhodshi: or, nether land newly inhabited(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:24:7 @ And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, to Beersheba.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:8 @ So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:9 @ And Joab presented the sum of the number of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah five hundred thousand men.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:10 @ And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said to the LORD, I have sinned greatly in what I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:11 @ For when David had risen in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

rwbs@2Samuel:24:12 @ Go and say to David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three; choose thee one of them, that I may to thee.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:13 @ So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come upon thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now consider, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:14 @ And David said to Gad, I am in deep distress: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies great: and let me not fall into the hand of man. (note:)are great: or, are many(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:24:15 @ So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:16 @ And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thy hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. (note:)Araunah: also called, Ornan(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:24:17 @ And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:18 @ And Gad came that day to David, and said to him, Go up, rear an altar to the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite. (note:)Araunah: Hebrews. Araniah(:note)

rwbs@2Samuel:24:19 @ And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:20 @ And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:21 @ And Araunah said, Why is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar to the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:22 @ And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what good to him: behold, oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and instruments of the oxen for wood.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:23 @ All these did Araunah, a king, give to the king. And Araunah said to the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:24 @ And the king said to Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

rwbs@2Samuel:24:25 @ And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.