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ULT 2SA Chapter 23

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23 And these are the words of David, the last ones:

“An oracle of David the son of Jesse,

and an oracle of the mighty man who was exalted highly,

the anointed one of the God of Jacob,

and the pleasant songs of Israel:

2 “The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me,

and his speech was on my tongue.

3 The God of Israel said;

to me, the Rock of Israel spoke:

‘The one who rules over humanity righteously,

who rules with the fear of God,

4 and like the light of morning, the sun rises;

a morning—no clouds;

from brightness, from rain,

grass from the earth.’

5 “For is not thus my house with God?

For he has put a perpetual covenant to me,

ordered in everything and guarded.

For all my salvation and every desire,

surely, does he not make it sprout?

6 But the worthless are like a thorn, being dissipated—all of them,

because not in the hand do they take.

7 And a man touches them;

he will be filled with iron or the wood of a spear.

And in the fire they are completely burned in the seat.”

8 These are the names of the mighty men who belonged to David:

Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was the head of the Three. He was wielding his spear against 800, slain at one time.

9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. Among the three mighty men with David, when they taunted the Philistines—they were gathered there for war. And the men of Israel went up. 10 He himself got up, and he struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And Yahweh did a great victory on that day, and the people returned after him only to plunder.

11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee, the Hararite. And the Philistines gathered to Lehi, and it happened—there was a portion of the field full of lentils, and the people fled from the face of the Philistines. 12 And he stood in the midst of the portion, and he delivered it, and he struck the Philistines. And Yahweh did a great victory.

13 And the Three of the 30 heads went down, and they came to the harvest, to David, to the cave of Adullam. And the troop of the Philistines was camping in the Valley of the Rephaim. 14 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15 And David craved, and he said, “Who will give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is at the gate?” 16 And the three mighty men cleaved the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which is at the gate. And they lifted it, and they brought it to David. But he was not willing to drink it, and he poured it out to Yahweh. 17 And he said, “Far be it for me, Yahweh, from my doing this—the blood of the men who went with their lives.” And he was not willing to drink it.

These things the three mighty men did.

18 And Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah—he was the head of the Three, and he was swinging his spear against 300, slain. And to him belonged a name among the Three. 19 More than the Three, is it that he was honored? And he became to them a captain. But as far as the Three, he did not come.

20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a son of a man of military prowess—many deeds—from Kabzeel. He himself struck the Two of Ariel of Moab, and he himself went down, and he struck the lion in the midst of the pit on a day of snow. 21 And he himself struck a man of Egypt, a man of appearance, and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear, and he went down against him with a staff. And he seized the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and he killed him with his spear. 22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did. And to him belonged a name among the three mighty men. 23 More than the Thirty, he was honored, but to the Three, he did not come. And David put him to his bodyguard.

24 Asahel the brother of Joab was among the Thirty;

Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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,

Ithai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of Benjamin,

30 Benaiah the Pirathonite,

Hiddai of the streams of Gaash,

31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite,

Azmaveth the Barhumite,

32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

the sons of Jashen,

Jonathan,

33 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 Hezro the Carmelite,

Paarai the Arbite,

36 Igal the son of Nathan from Zobah,

Bani the Gadite,

37 Zelek the Ammonite,

Naharai the Beerothite, the one who lifted the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

38 Ira the Ithrite,

Gareb the Ithrite,

39 Uriah the Hittite—all, 37.

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