¹ 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,

² The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

³ 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.

⁴ 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.

⁵ 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.

⁶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

⁷ 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.

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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:

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

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

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁵ 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!

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

²⁰ 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:

²¹ 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.

²² These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

²³ He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

²⁴ Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁵ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁶ Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁷ Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁹ Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

³⁰ Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

³¹ Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³² Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³³ Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁵ Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁶ Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁸ Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

³⁹ Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

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¹ Now these be the last ^H314 words ^H1697 of David. ^H1732 David ^H1732 the son ^H1121 of Jesse ^H3448 said, ^H5002 and the man ^H1397 who was raised up ^H6965 on high, ^H5920 the anointed ^H4899 of the God ^H430 of Jacob, ^H3290 and the sweet ^H5273 psalmist ^H2158 of Israel, ^H3478 said, ^H5002

² The Spirit ^H7307 of the LORD ^H3068 spake ^H1696 by me, and his word ^H4405 was in my tongue. ^H3956

³ The God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 said, ^H559 the Rock ^H6697 of Israel ^H3478 spake ^H1696 to me, He that ruleth ^H4910 over men ^H120 must be just, ^H6662 ruling ^H4910 in the fear ^H3374 of God. ^H430

⁴ And he shall be as the light ^H216 of the morning, ^H1242 when the sun ^H8121 riseth, ^H2224 even a morning ^H1242 without ^H3808 clouds; ^H5645 as the tender grass ^H1877 springing out of the earth ^H776 by clear shining ^H5051 after rain. ^H4306

⁵ Although my house ^H1004 be not so with God; ^H410 yet he hath made ^H7760 with me an everlasting ^H5769 covenant, ^H1285 ordered ^H6186 in all things, and sure: ^H8104 for this is all my salvation, ^H3468 and all my desire, ^H2656 although he make it not to grow. ^H6779

⁶ But the sons of Belial ^H1100 shall be all of them as thorns ^H6975 thrust away, ^H5074 because they cannot be taken ^H3947 with hands: ^H3027

⁷ But the man ^H376 that shall touch ^H5060 them must be fenced ^H4390 with iron ^H1270 and the staff ^H6086 of a spear; ^H2595 and they shall be utterly ^H8313 burned ^H8313 with fire ^H784 in the same place. ^H7675

⁸ These be the names ^H8034 of the mighty men ^H1368 whom David ^H1732 had: The Tachmonite ^H8461 that sat ^H3427 in the seat, ^{H7675 H3429} chief ^H7218 among the captains; ^H7991 the same was Adino ^H5722 the Eznite: ^H6112 he lift up his spear against eight ^H8083 hundred, ^H3967 whom he slew ^H2491 at one ^H259 time. ^H6471

⁹ And after ^H310 him was Eleazar ^H499 the son ^H1121 of Dodo ^H1734 the Ahohite, ^H266 one of the three ^H7969 mighty men ^H1368 with David, ^H1732 when they defied ^H2778 the Philistines ^H6430 that were there gathered together ^H622 to battle, ^H4421 and the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 were gone away: ^H5927

¹⁰ He arose, ^H6965 and smote ^H5221 the Philistines ^H6430 until ^H3588 his hand ^H3027 was weary, ^H3021 and his hand ^H3027 clave ^H1692 unto the sword: ^H2719 and the LORD ^H3068 wrought ^H6213 a great ^H1419 victory ^H8668 that day; ^H3117 and the people ^H5971 returned ^H7725 after ^H310 him only to spoil. ^H6584

¹¹ And after ^H310 him was Shammah ^H8048 the son ^H1121 of Agee ^H89 the Hararite. ^H2043 And the Philistines ^H6430 were gathered together ^H622 into a troop, ^H2416 where was a piece ^H2513 of ground ^H7704 full ^H4392 of lentiles: ^H5742 and the people ^H5971 fled ^H5127 from ^H6440 the Philistines. ^H6430

¹² But he stood ^H3320 in the midst ^H8432 of the ground, ^H2513 and defended ^H5337 it, and slew ^H5221 the Philistines: ^H6430 and the LORD ^H3068 wrought ^H6213 a great ^H1419 victory. ^H8668

¹³ And three ^{H7969 H7970} of the thirty ^H7970 chief ^H7218 went down, ^H3381 and came ^H935 to David ^H1732 in the harvest time ^H7105 unto the cave ^H4631 of Adullam: ^H5725 and the troop ^H2416 of the Philistines ^H6430 pitched ^H2583 in the valley ^H6010 of Rephaim. ^H7497

¹⁴ And David ^H1732 was then in an hold, ^H4686 and the garrison ^H4673 of the Philistines ^H6430 was then in Bethlehem. ^H1035

¹⁵ And David ^H1732 longed, ^H183 and said, ^H559 Oh that one would give me drink ^H8248 of the water ^H4325 of the well ^H953 of Bethlehem, ^H1035 which is by the gate! ^H8179

¹⁶ And the three ^H7969 mighty men ^H1368 brake through ^H1234 the host ^H4264 of the Philistines, ^H6430 and drew ^H7579 water ^H4325 out of the well ^H953 of Bethlehem, ^H1035 that was by the gate, ^H8179 and took ^H5375 it, and brought ^H935 it to David: ^H1732 nevertheless he would ^H14 not drink ^H8354 thereof, but poured it out ^H5258 unto the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁷ And he said, ^H559 Be it far ^H2486 from me, O LORD, ^H3068 that I should do ^H6213 this: is not this the blood ^H1818 of the men ^H582 that went ^H1980 in jeopardy of their lives? ^H5315 therefore he would ^H14 not drink ^H8354 it. These things did ^H6213 these three ^H7969 mighty men. ^H1368

¹⁸ And Abishai, ^H52 the brother ^H251 of Joab, ^H3097 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah, ^H6870 was chief ^H7218 among three. ^H7992 And he lifted up ^H5782 his spear ^H2595 against three ^H7969 hundred, ^H3967 and slew ^H2491 them, and had the name ^H8034 among three. ^H7969

¹⁹ Was he not most honourable ^H3513 of three? ^H7969 therefore he was their captain: ^H8269 howbeit he attained ^H935 not unto the first three. ^H7969

²⁰ And Benaiah ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada, ^H3077 the son ^H1121 of a valiant ^H2428 man, ^{H376 H381} of Kabzeel, ^H6909 who had done many ^H7227 acts, ^H6467 he slew ^H5221 two ^H8147 lionlike men ^H739 of Moab: ^H4124 he went down ^H3381 also and slew ^H5221 a lion ^H738 in the midst ^H8432 of a pit ^H953 in time ^H3117 of snow: ^H7950

²¹ And he slew ^H2026 an Egyptian, ^H4713 a goodly ^H4758 man: ^H376 and the Egyptian ^H4713 had a spear ^H2595 in his hand; ^H3027 but he went down ^H3381 to him with a staff, ^H7626 and plucked ^H1497 the spear ^H2595 out of the Egyptian's ^H4713 hand, ^H3027 and slew ^H5221 him with his own spear. ^H2595

²² These things did ^H6213 Benaiah ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada, ^H3077 and had the name ^H8034 among three ^H7969 mighty men. ^H1368

²³ He was more honourable ^H3513 than the thirty, ^H7970 but he attained ^H935 not to the first three. ^H7969 And David ^H1732 set ^H7760 him over his guard. ^H4928

²⁴ Asahel ^H6214 the brother ^H251 of Joab ^H3097 was one of the thirty; ^H7970 Elhanan ^H445 the son ^H1121 of Dodo ^H1734 of Bethlehem, ^H1035

²⁵ Shammah ^H8048 the Harodite, ^H2733 Elika ^H470 the Harodite, ^H2733

²⁶ Helez ^H2503 the Paltite, ^H6407 Ira ^H5896 the son ^H1121 of Ikkesh ^H6142 the Tekoite, ^H8621

²⁷ Abiezer ^H44 the Anethothite, ^H6069 Mebunnai ^H4012 the Hushathite, ^H2843

²⁸ Zalmon ^H6756 the Ahohite, ^H266 Maharai ^H4121 the Netophathite, ^H5200

²⁹ Heleb ^H2460 the son ^H1121 of Baanah, ^H1196 a Netophathite, ^H5200 Ittai ^H863 the son ^H1121 of Ribai ^H7380 out of Gibeah ^H1390 of the children ^H1121 of Benjamin, ^H1144

³⁰ Benaiah ^H1141 the Pirathonite, ^H6553 Hiddai ^H1914 of the brooks ^H5158 of Gaash, ^H1608

³¹ Abialbon ^H45 the Arbathite, ^H6164 Azmaveth ^H5820 the Barhumite, ^H1273

³² Eliahba ^H455 the Shaalbonite, ^H8170 of the sons ^H1121 of Jashen, ^H3464 Jonathan, ^H3083

³³ Shammah ^H8048 the Hararite, ^H2043 Ahiam ^H279 the son ^H1121 of Sharar ^H8325 the Hararite, ^H2043

³⁴ Eliphelet ^H467 the son ^H1121 of Ahasbai, ^H308 the son ^H1121 of the Maachathite, ^H4602 Eliam ^H463 the son ^H1121 of Ahithophel ^H302 the Gilonite, ^H1526

³⁵ Hezrai ^H2695 the Carmelite, ^H3761 Paarai ^H6474 the Arbite, ^H701

³⁶ Igal ^H3008 the son ^H1121 of Nathan ^H5416 of Zobah, ^H6678 Bani ^H1137 the Gadite, ^H1425

³⁷ Zelek ^H6768 the Ammonite, ^H5984 Naharai ^H5171 the Beerothite, ^H886 armourbearer ^{H5375 H3627} to Joab ^H3097 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah, ^H6870

³⁸ Ira ^H5896 an Ithrite, ^H3505 Gareb ^H1619 an Ithrite, ^H3505

³⁹ Uriah ^H223 the Hittite: ^H2850 thirty ^H7970 and seven ^H7651 in all.

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¹ Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:

² The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue.

³ The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,

⁴ `He shall be' as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, `When' the tender grass `springeth' out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.

⁵ Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and all `my' desire, Although he maketh it not to grow.

⁶ But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;

⁷ But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in `their' place.

⁸ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.

⁹ And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an 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.

¹⁰ He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

¹¹ And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

¹² But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory.

¹³ And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁴ And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

¹⁵ And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

¹⁶ And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah.

¹⁷ And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: `shall I drink' the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

¹⁸ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

¹⁹ Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the `first' three.

²⁰ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two `sons of' Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

²¹ 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.

²² These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

²³ He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the `first' three. And David set him over his guard.

²⁴ Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

²⁵ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁶ Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁷ Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁹ Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

³⁰ Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.

³¹ Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³² Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³³ Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁵ Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁶ Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁸ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

³⁹ Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

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¹ And these `are' the last words of David: -- `The affirmation of David son of Jesse -- And the affirmation of the man raised up -- Concerning the Anointed of the God of Jacob, And the Sweetness of the Songs of Israel:

² The Spirit of Jehovah hath spoken by me, And His word `is' on my tongue.

³ He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man `is' righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.

⁴ And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun -- no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!

⁵ For -- not so `is' my house with God; For -- a covenant age-during He made with me, Arranged in all things, and kept; For -- all my salvation, and all desire, For -- He hath not caused `it' to spring up.

⁶ As to the worthless -- As a thorn driven away `are' all of them, For -- not by hand are they taken;

⁷ And the man who cometh against them Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, And with fire they are utterly burnt In the cessation.'

⁸ These `are' the names of the mighty ones whom David hath: sitting in the seat `is' the Tachmonite, head of the captains -- he `is' Adino, who hardened himself against eight hundred -- wounded at one time.

⁹ And after him `is' Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, of the three mighty men with David; in their exposing themselves among the Philistines -- they have been gathered there to battle, and the men of Israel go up --

¹⁰ he hath arisen, and smiteth among the Philistines till that his hand hath been weary, and his hand cleaveth unto the sword, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation on that day, and the people turn back after him only to strip off.

¹¹ And after him `is' Shammah son of Agee the Hararite, and the Philistines are gathered into a company, and there is there a portion of the field full of lentiles, and the people hath fled from the presence of the Philistines,

¹² and he stationeth himself in the midst of the portion, and delivereth it, and smiteth the Philistines, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation.

¹³ And three of the thirty heads go down and come unto the harvest, unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the company of the Philistines are encamping in the valley of Rephaim,

¹⁴ and David `is' then in a fortress, and the station of the Philistines `is' then in Beth-Lehem,

¹⁵ and David longeth and saith, `Who doth give me a drink of the water of the well of Beth-Lehem, which `is' by the gate?'

¹⁶ And the three mighty ones cleave through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water out of the well of Beth-Lehem, which `is' by the gate, and take `it' up, and bring in unto David; and he was not willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah,

¹⁷ and saith, `Far be it from me, O Jehovah, to do this; is it the blood of the men who are going with their lives?' and he was not willing to drink it; these `things' did the three mighty ones.

¹⁸ And Abishai brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, he `is' head of three, and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, and he hath a name among three.

¹⁹ Of the three is he not the honoured? and he becometh their head; and unto the `first' three he hath not come.

²⁰ And Benaiah son of Jehoiada (son of a man of valour, great in deeds from Kabzeel), he hath smitten two lion-like men of Moab, and he hath gone down and smitten the lion in the midst of the pit in a day of snow.

²¹ And he hath smitten the Egyptian man, a man of appearance, and in the hand of the Egyptian `is' a spear, and he goeth down unto him with a rod, and taketh violently away the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slayeth him with his own spear.

²² These `things' hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and hath a name among three mighty.

²³ Of the thirty he is honoured, and unto the three he came not; and David setteth him over his guard.

²⁴ Asahel brother of Joab `is' of the thirty; Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem.

²⁵ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁶ Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁷ Abiezer the Annethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁹ Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin,

³⁰ Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

³¹ Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³² Eliahba the Shaalbonite, `of' the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³³ Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,

³⁴ Eliphelet son of Ahasbai, son of the Maachathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁵ Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁶ Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,

³⁸ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

³⁹ Uriah the Hittite; in all thirty and seven.

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¹ Now these are the last words of David: David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel saith,

² The Spirit of Jehovah spoke by me, And his word was on my tongue.

³ The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God;

⁴ And [he shall be] as the light or the morning, [like] the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; [When] from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth.

⁵ Although my house be not so before ùGod, Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For [this is] all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make [it] not to grow.

⁶ But [the sons] of Belial [are] all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;

⁷ And the man that will touch them provideth himself with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.

⁸ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Joseb-Bassebeth, Tachkemonite the chief of the captains: he was Adino the Eznite; he [fought] against eight hundred, slain [by him] at one time.

⁹ And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite: he was one of the three mighty men with David, when they had defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone up.

¹⁰ He arose and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

¹¹ And after him, Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite: the Philistines were gathered into a troop, and there was there a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people had fled before the Philistines;

¹² and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

¹³ And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, when the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁴ And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

¹⁵ And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

¹⁶ And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; however he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.

¹⁷ And he said, Be it far from me, Jehovah, that I should do this thing! is it not the blood of the men that went at the risk of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

¹⁸ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

¹⁹ Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.

²⁰ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

²¹ He also smote the Egyptian, an imposing man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; and 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.

²² These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

²³ He was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.

²⁴ Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁵ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁶ Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁷ Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁹ Heleb the son of Baanah, the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

³⁰ Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

³¹ Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³² Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³³ Shammah the Ararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁵ Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁶ Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁸ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

³⁹ Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

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¹ Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, The man who was raised on high says, The anointed of the God of Jacob, The sweet psalmist of Israel:

² The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me, His word was on my tongue.

³ The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: One who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,

⁴ [He shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, [When] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.

⁵ Most assuredly my house is not so with God; Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and all [my] desire, Although he doesn't make it grow.

⁶ But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they can't be taken with the hand

⁷ But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: They shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place

⁸ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.

⁹ After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away.

¹⁰ He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

¹¹ After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

¹² But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.

¹³ Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁴ David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁵ David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

¹⁶ The three mighty men broke 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: but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.

¹⁷ He said, Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this: [shall I drink] the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

¹⁸ Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

¹⁹ Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [first] three.

²⁰ Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

²¹ He killed 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 killed him with his own spear.

²² These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

²³ He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the [first] three. David set him over his guard.

²⁴ Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁵ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁶ Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁷ Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁹ Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

³⁰ Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.

³¹ Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³² Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³³ Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁵ Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁶ Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁸ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

³⁹ Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

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¹ Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says, the man who was lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:

² The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.

³ The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,

⁴ It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.

⁵ For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?

⁶ But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in the hand:

⁷ But anyone touching them has to be armed with iron and the rod of a spear; and they will be burned with fire, every one of them.

⁸ These are the names of David's men of war: Ishbaal the Hachmonite, chief of the three; his axe was lifted up against eight hundred put to death at one time.

⁹ After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three great fighters, who was with David in Pas-dammim when the Philistines came together there for the fight; and when the men of Israel had gone in flight,

¹⁰ He was with David and went on fighting the Philistines till his hand became tired and stiff from gripping his sword: and that day the Lord gave a great salvation, and the people came back after him only to take the goods of the Philistines.

¹¹ After him was Shammah, the son of Ela the Hararite. And the Philistines came together in Lehi, where there was a bit of land full of seed; and the people went in flight from the Philistines.

¹² But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.

¹³ And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁴ And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

¹⁵ And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!

¹⁶ And the three men, forcing their way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David: but he would not take it, but, draining it out, made an offering of it to the Lord.

¹⁷ And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

¹⁸ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. He put to death three hundred with his spear, and he got for himself a name among the thirty.

¹⁹ Was he not the noblest of the thirty? so he was made their captain: but he was not equal to the first three.

²⁰ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a fighting man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow:

²¹ And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a tall man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a stick, and pulling the spear out of the hands of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.

²² These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.

²³ He was honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.

²⁴ Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem,

²⁵ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁶ Helez the Paltite, Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁷ Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbecai the Hushathite,

²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁹ Heldai, the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

³⁰ Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the valleys of Gaash,

³¹ Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,

³² Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Jashen the Gunite,

³³ Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite,

³⁴ Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁵ Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,

³⁶ Igal, the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, who had the care of the arms of Joab, son of Zeruiah,

³⁸ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

³⁹ Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.