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Chapter 23
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Now 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, |
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The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was
in my tongue. |
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The 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. |
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And 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. |
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Although 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. |
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But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns
thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: |
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But 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. |
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These 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. |
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And 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: |
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He 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. |
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And 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 lentils: and the
people fled from the Philistines. |
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But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended
it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a
great victory. |
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And 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. |
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And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of
the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. |
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And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give
me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which
is by the gate! |
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And the three mighty men brake through the host 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured
it out unto the LORD. |
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And 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. |
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And 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. |
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Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was
their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first
three. |
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And 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: |
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And 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. |
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These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had
the name among three mighty men. |
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He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained
not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. |
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Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan
the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
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Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, |
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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, |
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Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, |
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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, |
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Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the
son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, |
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Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, |
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Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, |
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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, |
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Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, |
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite,
Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, |
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Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, |
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Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, |
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Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer
to Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
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Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, |
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Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. |
