2 Samuel 23

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:

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 spirit of the Lord had voice through 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 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,

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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 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,

(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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

And David then [was] in the stronghold and a garrison of Philistines then [was] 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!

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

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:

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 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.

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

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

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.

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; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem,

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, Sibbecai the Hushathite,

Abiezer the Anathothite Mebunnai the Hushathite.

28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

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,

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

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

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

31 Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,

Abi-Albon the Arbathite Azmaveth the Barhumite.

32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Jashen the Gunite,

Eliahba the Shaalbonite [the] sons of Jashen Jonathan.

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

([the] son of *X*) 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,

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

35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,

(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, who had the care of the arms of Joab, 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 Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.

Uriah the Hittite all [were] thirty and seven.