2Samuel:23

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* 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 Ya #aqob #, and the sweet psalmist of Israel Yisra #el #, 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 (8677 ) Yosheb bash-Shebeth #, chief among the captains ; the same was Adino the Eznite : he lift up his spear against eight hundred me #ah #, whom he slew at one time pa #am #. * And after him was Eleazar #El #azar # 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 t @shuw #ah #. * 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 Beyth . * And David longed , and said , Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem Beyth , which is by the gate sha #ar #! * And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines , and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem Beyth , that was by the gate sha #ar #, 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 Yow #ab #, the son of Zeruiah , was chief among three . And he lifted up his spear against three hundred me #ah #, 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 # #Iysh-Chayil #, of Kabzeel Qabts @#el #, who had done many acts po #al #, he slew two lionlike men #ariy #el # of Moab Mow #ab #: 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 Egyptians 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 mishma #ath #. * Asahel #Asah #el # the brother of Joab was one of the thirty ; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem Beyth , * Shammah the Harodite , Elika the Harodite , * Helez the Paltite , Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite T @qow #iy #, * Abiezer #Abiy #ezer # the Anethothite , Mebunnai the Hushathite , * Zalmon the Ahohite , Maharai the Netophathite , * Heleb the son of Baanah Ba #anah #, a Netophathite , Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin , * Benaiah the Pirathonite Pir #athowniy #, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash Ga #ash #, * Abialbon #Abiy -#albown # the Arbathite , Azmaveth the Barhumite , * Eliahba the Shaalbonite Sha #alboniy #, 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 Ma #akathiy #, Eliam #Eliy #am # 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 B @#erothiy #, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah , * Ira an Ithrite , Gareb an Ithrite , * Uriah the Hittite : thirty and seven in all .

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