< 2 Samuel 23 >

1 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.
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:
2 [the] spirit of Yahweh he has spoken by me and speech his [is] on tongue my.
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
3 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.
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,
4 And like [the] light of morning [when] it dawns [the] sun morning not clouds from brightness from rain vegetation from [the] earth.
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.’
5 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?
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?
6 And a worthless person [is] like thorn[s] [which is] chased away all of them for not in a hand people will take.
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
7 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.
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.”
8 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)*)
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.
9 (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.
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,
10 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.
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.
11 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.
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.
12 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.
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.
13 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.
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.
14 And David then [was] in the stronghold and a garrison of Philistines then [was] Beth-lehem.
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
15 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.
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
16 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.
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,
17 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.
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.
18 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.
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.
19 More than the three ¿ for [was he] honored and he became to them a commander and to the three not he came.
Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
20 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.
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.
21 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.
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.
22 These [things] he did Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada and [belonged] to him a name among three the warriors.
These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
23 More than the thirty [he was] honored and to the three not he came and he appointed him David to bodyguard his.
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
24 Asah-el [the] brother of Joab [was] among the thirty Elhanan [the] son of Dodo Beth-lehem.
Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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 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 from Gibeah of [the] descendants of Benjamin.
Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
30 Benaiah [the] Pirathonite Hiddai from [the] wadis of Gaash.
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
31 Abi-Albon 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 ([the] son of *X*) Shammah the Hararite Ahiam [the] son of Sharar the Hararite.
son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 Eliphelet [the] son of Ahasbai [the] son of the Maacathite. Eliam [the] son of Ahithophel the Gilonite.
Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 (Hezrai *Q(K)*) the Carmelite Paarai the Arbite.
Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 Igal [the] son of Nathan from Zobah. Bani the Gadite.
Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Zelek the Ammonite. Naharai the Beerothite ([the] bearer of *Q(K)*) [the] armor of Joab [the] son of Zeruiah.
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
38 Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite.
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 Uriah the Hittite all [were] thirty and seven.
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.

< 2 Samuel 23 >