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These are
the last words of David :
“The
oracle
of
David son of Jesse, the
oracle
of
the man raised on high, the one
anointed by
the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel :
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 spoke
through
me ;
His word was on
my tongue.
The Spirit of the LORD spake
by
me ,
and
his word was in
my tongue.
The God of Israel spoke;
the Rock of Israel said
to me, ‘
He who
rules
the
people
with
justice
, who
rules
in the fear of God ,
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 .
is
like
the light of the morning at
sunrise
of
a
cloudless
dawn
, the
glistening
after
the rain
on
the sprouting
grass of the earth. ’
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
.
Is
not
my house right
with God ?
For
He has
established
with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and
secured
in every
part.
Will
He
not
bring
about
my full
salvation and my every
desire ?
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 worthless
are
all like
thorns raked
aside
, for
they can
never
be gathered
by
hand.
But the sons
of
Belial
shall
be
all of
them
as
thorns thrust
away
, because
they cannot
be taken
with
hands:
The man who
touches
them must be armed
with iron or
with
the shaft
of a spear .
The
fire burns
them
to
ashes
in the place where
they
lie
. ”
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 are
the names of David’s
mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth
the Tahchemonite
was
chief of
the Three.
He wielded
his spear against eight hundred men
, whom he killed
at one time.
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.
Next
in
command
was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite .
As
one of the three mighty men ,
he
went
with David to
taunt
the Philistines who
had
gathered for
battle at
Pas-dammim.
The men of Israel retreated,
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:
but
Eleazar
stood
his
ground
and struck
the Philistines until his hand grew
weary and stuck
to
his sword .
The LORD brought
about
a great victory that day .
Then
the troops
returned to
him ,
but
only to plunder
the
dead
.
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 son of Agee the Hararite. When
the Philistines had
banded
together near
a field
full of lentils ,
Israel’s
troops
fled from them
.
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 lentils :
and
the
people
fled from the
Philistines
.
But Shammah
took
his
stand
in the middle
of the field
, defended it, and struck
down
the Philistines .
So
the LORD brought
about
a great victory.
But he
stood
in the midst
of the ground
, and
defended it, and slew
the Philistines :
and
the LORD wrought
a great victory.
At
harvest
time,
three of the thirty chief men
went down to David at
the cave of Adullam ,
while
a
company
of Philistines was
encamped
in the Valley of Rephaim.
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.
At
that
time
David was in the
stronghold
, and the garrison of the Philistines was at
Bethlehem.
And
David was then
in an
hold
, and the garrison of the Philistines was then
in
Bethlehem.
David longed for
water
and said, “
Oh ,
that someone
would get
me a
drink of water from
the well near
the
gate
of 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
!
So
the three mighty men broke
through the Philistine
camp
, drew water from
the well near
the
gate
of Bethlehem, and brought it back
to David .
But
he refused
to
drink it;
instead
, he
poured it out to
the LORD ,
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 .
saying
, “Far
be it from me, O LORD, to
do this !
Is this
not the blood of the men who
risked
their lives? ”
So
he refused
to
drink it. Such
were
the
exploits
of
the
three mighty men.
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.
Now
Abishai, the brother of Joab and
son of Zeruiah, was chief of
the
Three ,
and he lifted his spear against three hundred men
, killed
them, and won
a
name
along
with
the Three.
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 more
honored
than
the
Three? And
he became
their commander,
even
though
he was
not included
among
the Three.
Was he not most
honorable
of
three? therefore
he was
their captain:
howbeit
he attained
not unto
the first
three.
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
a man of valor
from
Kabzeel, a
man
of
many exploits.
He struck
down
two champions
of Moab ,
and
on
a
snowy
day
he went down into
a
pit
and killed
a lion .
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:
He also
killed
an Egyptian, a huge
man .
Although
the Egyptian had a spear in his hand ,
Benaiah
went against
him with a club
, snatched
the spear from
his
hand, and killed
the
Egyptian
with his own spear.
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 were
the
exploits
of
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who
won
a
name
alongside
the three mighty men.
These things
did
Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada, and
had
the name
among
three mighty men.
He was most
honored
among
the Thirty, but he did
not become
one
of
the Three. And David appointed
him over his guard.
He was more
honorable
than
the thirty, but he attained
not to
the first
three. And David set
him over his guard.
Now
these
were
members
of
the
Thirty:
Asahel the brother of Joab ,
Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Asahel the brother of Joab was
one
of
the
thirty;
Elhanan the
son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Helez the Paltite, Ira the
son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite
, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
Abiezer the Anethothite
, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled
son of Baanah the
Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from
Gibeah of the Benjamites
,
Heleb
the
son of Baanah ,
a
Netophathite, Ittai the
son of Ribai out
of
Gibeah of the children
of
Benjamin
,
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from
the brooks of Gaash,
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of
the brooks of Gaash,
Abi-albon
the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
Abialbon
the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of
the sons of Jashen, Jonathan ,
son
of
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the
son of Sharar the Hararite,
Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite
, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
Eliphelet the
son of Ahasbai ,
the son
of
the
Maachathite
, Eliam the
son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
Hezro
the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
Hezrai
the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
Igal the
son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai
the Beerothite, the
armor-bearer
of
Joab son of Zeruiah,
Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari
the Beerothite, armourbearer
to
Joab the
son of Zeruiah,
Ira the
Ithrite, Gareb the
Ithrite,
Ira an
Ithrite, Gareb an
Ithrite,
and
Uriah the Hittite .
There
were
thirty -
seven in all.
Uriah the Hittite :
thirty and
seven in all.
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