2 Samuel

Chapter 23

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¹Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,5 sermons²The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.4 sermons³The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.4 sermons⁴And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.4 sermons⁵Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.4 sermons⁶But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:5 sermons⁷But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.3 sermons⁸These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.3 sermons⁹And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:4 sermons¹⁰He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.4 sermons¹¹And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.3 sermons¹²But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.3 sermons¹³And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.4 sermons¹⁴And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.4 sermons¹⁵And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, which is by the gate!4 sermons¹⁶And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth–lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.5 sermons¹⁷And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.4 sermons¹⁸And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.4 sermons¹⁹Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.4 sermons²⁰And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:5 sermons²¹And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: 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 slew him with his own spear.5 sermons²²These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.5 sermons²³He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.5 sermons²⁴Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,3 sermons²⁵Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,3 sermons²⁶Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,3 sermons²⁷Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,3 sermons²⁸Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,3 sermons²⁹Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,3 sermons³⁰Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,3 sermons³¹Abi–albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,3 sermons³²Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,3 sermons³³Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,3 sermons³⁴Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,4 sermons³⁵Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,3 sermons³⁶Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,3 sermons³⁷Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,3 sermons³⁸Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,3 sermons³⁹Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.3 sermons