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BSB 2SA Chapter 23

2SA 23 ©

David’s Last Song


23These 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:[fn]


2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me;

His word was on my tongue.

3The 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,

4is like the light of the morning

at sunrise of a cloudless dawn,

the glistening after the rain

on the sprouting grass of the earth.’


5Is 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?


6But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside,

for they can never be gathered by hand.

7The 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.”

David’s Mighty Men

(1 Chronicles 11:10–47)


8These are the names of David’s mighty men:

13At 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. 14At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem. 15David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”


16So 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, 17saying, “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.


18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three,[fn] and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three. 19Was he not more honored than the Three?[fn] And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.


20And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor [fn] from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions [fn] of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion. 21He 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. 22These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men. 23He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.


24Now these were members of the Thirty:[fn]

There were thirty-seven in all.


23:1 Or the hero of the songs of Israel or the favorite of the Strong One of Israel

23:8 Tahchemonite is probably a variant of Hachmonite; see 1 Chronicles 11:11.

23:8 Or chief among the captains

23:8 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 11:11); Hebrew He was called Adino the Eznite because of

23:9 Dodo is a variant of Dodai; see 1 Chronicles 27:4.

23:18 Most Hebrew manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 11:20); two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac the Thirty

23:19 Hebrew; Syriac the Thirty

23:20 Or Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of Ishhai

23:20 Or two sons of Ariel

23:24 Literally In the Thirty (were):

23:27 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts Sibbecai; see 2 Samuel 21:18 and 1 Chronicles 11:29.

23:29 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also 1 Chronicles 11:30); most MT manuscripts Heleb

23:29 Ittai is a variant of Ithai; see 1 Chronicles 11:31.

23:30 Hiddai is a variant of Hurai; see 1 Chronicles 11:32.

23:30 Or from the ravines

23:32 Jashen is a variant of Hashem; see 1 Chronicles 11:34.

23:33 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 11:34); Hebrew Jonathan, 33 Shammah

23:33 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts Sachar; see 1 Chronicles 11:35.

2SA 23 ©

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