< 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. 2 [the] spirit of Yahweh he has spoken by me and speech his [is] on tongue my. 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. 4 And like [the] light of morning [when] it dawns [the] sun morning not clouds from brightness from rain vegetation from [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? 6 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 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 warriors who [belonged] to David Josheb-Basshebeth a Tahkemonite - [the] chief of the three he Adino (the Eznite *QK) on eight hundred [one] slain at a time (one. *Qk) 9 (And [was] after him *Qk) Eleazar [the] son of (Dodo *QK) [the] son of Ahoah among three (the warriors *QK) with David when defied they the Philistines [who] they were gathered there for battle and they went up [the] man of Israel. 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. 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. 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. 13 And they went down (three *QK) 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 then [was] in the stronghold and a garrison of Philistines then [was] Beth-lehem. 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. 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. 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. 18 And Abishai [the] brother of - Joab [the] son of Zeruiah he [was] [the] chief (of the three *QK) and he he wielded spear his on three hundred [one] slain and [belonged] to him 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. 20 And Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada [was] a son of a man (of strength *QK) 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 *QK) in [the] midst of the pit on [the] day of the snow. 21 And he he struck down a man Egyptian (a man of *QK) 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] he did Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada and [belonged] to him a name among three the warriors. 23 More than the thirty [he was] honored and to the three not he came and he appointed him David to bodyguard his. 24 Asah-el [the] brother of Joab [was] among the thirty Elhanan [the] son of Dodo Beth-lehem. 25 Shammah the Harodite Elika the Harodite. 26 Helez the Paltite Ira [the] son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. 27 Abiezer the Anathothite Mebunnai the Hushathite. 28 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. 30 Benaiah [the] Pirathonite Hiddai from [the] wadis of Gaash. 31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite Azmaveth the Barhumite. 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite [the] sons of Jashen Jonathan. 33 ([the] son of *X) Shammah the Hararite Ahiam [the] son of Sharar the Hararite. 34 Eliphelet [the] son of Ahasbai [the] son of the Maacathite. Eliam [the] son of Ahithophel the Gilonite. 35 (Hezrai *QK) the Carmelite Paarai the Arbite. 36 Igal [the] son of Nathan from Zobah. Bani the Gadite. 37 Zelek the Ammonite. Naharai the Beerothite ([the] bearer of *QK) [the] armor of Joab [the] son of Zeruiah. 38 Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite. 39 Uriah the Hittite all [were] thirty and seven.

< 2 Samuel 23 >