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.

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 he has spoken by me and speech his [is] on tongue my.

“The LORD’s Spirit spoke by 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 said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, 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.

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 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?

Isn’t 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. Won’t he make it grow?

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 all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the 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 and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD worked 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.

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

David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in 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 said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

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.

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.

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.

He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t 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.

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.

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

Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of 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.

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.

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 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.

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

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among 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 more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.

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

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the 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 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 from Gibeah of [the] descendants of Benjamin.

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

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

Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.

31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite Azmaveth the Barhumite.

Abialbon 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.

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.

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the 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 the 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, armor bearers to Joab the 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: thirty-seven in all.