2 Samuel 23

1 Now these are David’s last words. David the son of Isai said: The man to whom it was appointed concerning the Christ of the God of Jacob, the excellent psalmist of Israel said:

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 hath spoken by me and his word by my tongue.

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

3 The God of Israel said to me, the strong one of Israel spoke, the ruler of men, the just ruler 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 As the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, shineth in the morning without clouds, and as the grass springeth out of the earth by rain.

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

5 Neither is my house so great with God, that he should make with me an eternal covenant, firm in all things and assured. For he is all my salvation, and all my will: neither is there ought thereof that springeth not up.

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 transgressors shall all of them be plucked up as thorns: which are not taken away with hands.

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

7 And if a man will touch them, he must be armed with iron and with the staff of a lance: but they shall be set on fire and burnt to nothing.

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 valiant men of David. Jesbaham sitting in the chair was the wisest chief among the three, he was like the most tender little worm of the wood, who killed eight hundred men at one onset.

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 Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three valiant men that were with David when they defied the Philistines, and they were there gathered together to battle.

(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 And when the men of Israel were gone away, he stood and smote the Philistines till his hand was weary, and grew stiff with the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day: and the people that were fled away, returned to take spoils of them that were slain.

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 And after him was Semma the son of Age of Arari. And the Philistines were gathered together in a troop: for there was a field full of lentils. And when the people were fled from the face of 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 He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave 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 Moreover also before this the three who were princes among the thirty, went down and came to David in the harvest time into the cave of Odollam: and the camp of the Philistines was in the valley of the giants.

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 David was then in a hold. and there was a garrison of the Philistines then in Bethlehem.

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

15 And David longed, and said: O that some man would get me a drink of the water out of the cistern, that is in Bethlehem, 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 And the three valiant men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the cistern of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and brought it to David: but he would not drink, but offered 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 Saying: The Lord be merciful to me, that I may not do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that went, and the peril of their lives? therefore he would not drink. These things did these three mighty men.

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 Abisai also the brother of Joab, the son of Sarvia, was chief among three: and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned 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 And the noblest of three, and was their chief, but to the three first he attained not.

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

20 And Banaias the son of Joiada a most valiant man, of great deeds, of Cabseel: he slew the two lions of Moab, and he went down, and slew a lion in the midst of a pit, in the 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 also slew an Egyptian, a man worthy to be a sight, having a spear in his hand: but he went down to him with a rod, and forced the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew 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 These things did Banaias the son of Joiada.

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

23 And he was renowned among the three valiant men, who were the most honourable among the thirty: but he attained riot to the first three: and David made him of his privy council.

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

24 Asael the brother of Joab was one of the thirty, Elehanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem.

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

25 Semma of Harodi, Elica of Harodi,

Shammah the Harodite Elika the Harodite.

26 Heles of Phalti, Hira the son of Acces of Thecua,

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

27 Abiezer of Anathoth, Mobonnai of Husati,

Abiezer the Anathothite Mebunnai the Hushathite.

28 Selmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

Zalmon the Ahohite Maharai the Netophathite.

29 Heled the son of Baana, also a Netophathite, Ithai the son of Ribai of Gabaath 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 Banaia the Pharathonite, Heddai of the torrent Gaas,

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

31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Beromi,

Abi-Albon the Arbathite Azmaveth the Barhumite.

32 Eliaba of Salaboni. The sons of Jassen, Jonathan,

Eliahba the Shaalbonite [the] sons of Jashen Jonathan.

33 Semma of Orori, Aliam the son of Sarar the Arorite,

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

34 Eliphelet the son of Aasbai the son of Machati, Eliam the son of Achitophel the Gelonite,

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

35 Hesrai of Carmel, Pharai of Arbi,

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

36 Igaal the son of Nathan of Soba, Bonni of Gadi,

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

37 Selec of Ammoni, Naharai the Berothite, armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia,

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

38 Ira the Jethrite, Gareb also a Jethrite;

Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite.

39 Urias the Hethite, thirty and seven in all.

Uriah the Hittite all [were] thirty and seven.