2 Samuel 23

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:

And these [are] [the] words of David last [the] utterance of David [the] son of Jesse and [the] utterance of the man [who] he was raised up height [the] [one] anointed of [the] God of Jacob and [the] pleasant [one] of [the] songs of Israel.

2 “The LORD’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.

[the] spirit of Yahweh he has spoken by me and speech his [is] on tongue my.

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,

He said [the] God of Israel to me he spoke [the] rock of Israel [one who] rules over humankind righteous [one who] rules [the] fear of God.

4 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.’

And like [the] light of morning [when] it dawns [the] sun morning not clouds from brightness from rain vegetation from [the] earth.

5 Is not my house 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. Will not he make it grow?

For not thus [is] house? my with God for a covenant of perpetuity he has made to me arranged in everything and preserved for all salvation my and every desire for not will he make grow?

6 But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they cannot be taken with the hand.

And a worthless person [is] like thorn[s] [which is] chased away all of them for not in a hand people will take.

7 The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

And anyone [who] he will touch them he will arm himself iron and [the] wood of a spear and with fire certainly they will be burned at the dwelling.

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

These [are] [the] names of the warriors who [belonged] to David Josheb-Basshebeth a Tahkemonite - [the] chief of the three he Adino (the Eznite *Q(K)*) on eight hundred [one] slain at a time (one. *Q(K)*)

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 had gone away.

(And [was] after him *Q(k)*) Eleazar [the] son of (Dodo *Q(K)*) [the] son of Ahoah among three (the warriors *Q(K)*) with David when defied they the Philistines [who] they were gathered there for battle and they went up [the] man of Israel.

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

He he arose and he struck down among the Philistines until - for it was weary hand his and it cleaved hand his to the sword and he did Yahweh a deliverance great on the day that and the people they returned after him only to strip.

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

And [was] after him Shamma [the] son of Agee [the] Hararite and they were gathered [the] Philistines to Lehi and it was there [the] portion of the field full of lentils and the people it fled from before [the] Philistines.

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

And he took his stand in [the] middle of the portion and he delivered it and he struck down [the] Philistines and he did Yahweh a deliverance great.

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.

And they went down (three *Q(K)*) from the thirty leader[s] and they came to [the] harvest to David to [the] cave of Adullam and a community of Philistines [was] encamped in [the] valley of [the] Rephaites.

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

And David then [was] in the stronghold and a garrison of Philistines then [was] Beth-lehem.

15 David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

And he desired David and he said who? will he give to drink me water from [the] well of Beth-lehem which [is] at the gate.

16 The three mighty men broke through the army 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 the LORD.

And they broke through [the] three the warriors in [the] camp of [the] Philistines and they drew water from [the] well of Beth-lehem which [was] at the gate and they carried [it] and they brought [it] to David and not he was willing to drink them and he poured out them to Yahweh.

17 He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Is not this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

And he said far be it to me O Yahweh than to do I this [thing] ¿ [the] blood of the men who went with lives their and not he was willing to drink them these [things] they did [the] three the warriors.

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.

And Abishai [the] brother of - Joab [the] son of Zeruiah he [was] [the] chief (of the three *Q(K)*) and he he wielded spear his on three hundred [one] slain and [belonged] to him a name among the three.

19 Was not he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he was not included as one of the three.

More than the three ¿ for [was he] honored and he became to them a commander and to the three not he came.

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

And Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada [was] a son of a man (of strength *Q(K)*) great of deeds from Kabzeel he he struck down [the] two [the] lion-like men of Moab and he he went down and he struck down (the lion *Q(K)*) in [the] midst of the pit on [the] day of the snow.

21 He killed a huge Egyptian, 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.

And he he struck down a man Egyptian (a man of *Q(K)*) appearance and [was] in [the] hand of the Egyptian a spear and he went down to him with the staff and he seized the spear from [the] hand of the Egyptian and he killed him with own spear his.

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

These [things] he did Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada and [belonged] to him a name among three the warriors.

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

More than the thirty [he was] honored and to the three not he came and he appointed him David to bodyguard his.

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

Asah-el [the] brother of Joab [was] among the thirty Elhanan [the] son of Dodo Beth-lehem.

25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Shammah the Harodite Elika the Harodite.

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

Helez the Paltite Ira [the] son of Ikkesh the Tekoite.

27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

Abiezer the Anathothite Mebunnai the Hushathite.

28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

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,

Heleb [the] son of Baanah the Netophathite. Ittai [the] son of Ribai from Gibeah of [the] descendants of Benjamin.

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

Benaiah [the] Pirathonite Hiddai from [the] wadis of Gaash.

31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

Abi-Albon the Arbathite Azmaveth the Barhumite.

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

Eliahba the Shaalbonite [the] sons of Jashen Jonathan.

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

([the] son of *X*) Shammah the Hararite Ahiam [the] son of Sharar the Hararite.

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

Eliphelet [the] son of Ahasbai [the] son of the Maacathite. Eliam [the] son of Ahithophel the Gilonite.

35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

(Hezrai *Q(K)*) the Carmelite Paarai the Arbite.

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

Igal [the] son of Nathan from Zobah. Bani the Gadite.

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

Zelek the Ammonite. Naharai the Beerothite ([the] bearer of *Q(K)*) [the] armor of Joab [the] son of Zeruiah.

38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite.

39 and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

Uriah the Hittite all [were] thirty and seven.