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<t><p class="indent1">For will He not indeed<MH3588> make <t><p class="indent1">All<MH3605> my salvation<MH3468> and all<MH3605> <i>my</i> delight<MH2656> grow<MH6779>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“But the worthless<MH1100>, every<MH3605> one<MH3605> of them, are like scattered<MH5074> thorns<MH6975>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> they cannot<MH3808> be taken<MH3947> in hand<MH3027>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Instead, the man<MH376> <i>who</i> touches<MH5060> them <t><p class="indent1">Must be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>armed<MH4390> with iron<MH1270> and the shaft<MH6086> of a spear<MH2595>, <t><p class="indent1">And they will be completely<MH8313> burned<MH8313> with fire<MH784> in <i>their</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>place<MH7675>.” <p class="hdg">David’s Mighty Men</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>These<MH428> are the names<MH8034> of the mighty<MH1368> men<MH1368> whom<MH834> David<MH1732> had: Josheb-basshebeth<MH3429>, a Tahchemonite<MH8461>, chief<MH7218> of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>captains<MH7991c>; he was <i>called</i> Adino<MH5722> the Eznite<MH6112> because<MH5921> of eight<MH8083> hundred<MH3967> who were killed<MH2491a> <i>by him</i> at one<MH259> time<MH6471>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And after<MH310> him was Eleazar<MH499> the son<MH1121> of Dodo<MH1734> the Ahohite<MH266>, one of the three<MH7969> mighty<MH1368> men<MH1368> with David<MH1732> when they defied<MH2778a> the Philistines<MH6430> who were gathered<MH622> there<MH8033> to battle<MH4421> and the men<MH376> of Israel<MH3478> had <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>withdrawn<MH5927>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He rose<MH6965> up<MH6965> and struck<MH5221> the Philistines<MH6430> until<MH5704, 3588> his hand<MH3027> was weary<MH3021> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>it clung<MH1692> to the sword<MH2719>, and the LORD<MH3068> brought<MH6213a> about<MH6213a> a great<MH1419> victory<MH8668> that day<MH3117>; and the people<MH5971a> returned<MH7725> after<MH310> him only<MH389> to plunder<MH6584> <i>the dead.</i> <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now after<MH310> him was Shammah<MH8048> the son<MH1121> of Agee<MH89>, a Hararite<MH2043>. And the Philistines<MH6430> were gathered<MH622> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>into an army<MH2422a> where<MH8033> there<MH8033> was a plot<MH2513a> of land<MH7704> full<MH4392> of lentils<MH5742>, and the people<MH5971a> fled<MH5127> from the Philistines<MH6430>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But he took<MH3320> his stand<MH3320> in the midst<MH8432> of the plot<MH2513a>, defended<MH5337> it, and struck<MH5221> the Philistines<MH6430>; and the LORD<MH3068> brought<MH6213a> about<MH6213a> a great<MH1419> victory<MH8668>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then three<MH7969> of the thirty<MH7970> chief<MH7218> men<MH7218> went<MH3381> down<MH3381> and came<MH935> to David<MH1732> at harvest<MH7105a> time<MH7105a> to the cave<MH4631> of Adullam<MH5725>, while the army<MH2422a> of the Philistines<MH6430> was camping<MH2583> in the Valley<MH6010> of Rephaim<MH7497>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>David<MH1732> was then<MH227> in the stronghold<MH4686b>, while the garrison<MH4673> of the Philistines<MH6430> was then<MH227> in Bethlehem<MH1035>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And David<MH1732> had<MH183> a<MH183> craving<MH183> and said<MH559>, “Oh<MH4310> that someone<MH4310> would give<MH8248> me water<MH4325> to<MH8248> drink<MH8248> from the well<MH877> of Bethlehem<MH1035> which<MH834> is by the gate<MH8179>!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So the three<MH7969> mighty<MH1368> men<MH1368> forced<MH1234> their way<MH1234> into the camp<MH4264> of the Philistines<MH6430>, and drew<MH7579> water<MH4325> from the well<MH877> of Bethlehem<MH1035> which<MH834> was by the gate<MH8179>, and carried<MH5375> <i>it</i> and brought<MH935> <i>it</i> to David<MH1732>. Yet he would<MH14> not drink<MH8354> it, but poured<MH5258a> it out<MH5258a> as<MH5258a> an<MH5258a> offering<MH5258a> to the LORD<MH3068>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>and he said<MH559>, “Far<MH2486> be it from me, LORD<MH3068>, that I would do<MH6213a> this<MH2088>! <i>Should I drink</i> the blood<MH1818> of the men<MH376> who went<MH1980> at <i>the risk of</i> their lives<MH5315>?” So he would<MH14> not drink<MH8354> it. These<MH428> things<MH428> the three<MH7969> mighty<MH1368> men<MH1368> did<MH6213a>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Now Abishai<MH52>, the brother<MH251> of Joab<MH3097>, the son<MH1121> of Zeruiah<MH6870>, was chief<MH7218> of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>thirty<MH7992>. And he swung<MH5782> his spear<MH2595> against<MH5921> three<MH7969> hundred<MH3967> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>and killed<MH2491a> <i>them,</i> and had a name<MH8034> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>as well as the three<MH7969>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He was the most<MH3513> honored<MH3513> among<MH4480> the thirty<MH7969>, so he became<MH1961> their commander<MH8269>; however, he did not attain<MH935> to <i>the reputation</i> of the three<MH7969>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Then Benaiah<MH1141> the son<MH1121> of Jehoiada<MH3077>, the son<MH1121> of a valiant<MH2428> man<MH376> of Kabzeel<MH6909>, who had done great<MH7227a> deeds<MH6467>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>killed<MH5221> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>two<MH8147> <i>sons of</i> Ariel<MH739> of Moab<MH4124>. He also went<MH3381> down<MH3381> and killed<MH5221> a lion<MH743b> in the middle<MH8432> of a pit<MH877> on a snowy<MH7950> day<MH3117>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And he <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>killed<MH5221> an Egyptian<MH4713>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>an impressive<MH4758> man<MH376>. Now the Egyptian<MH4713> <i>had</i> a spear<MH2595> in his hand<MH3027>, but he went<MH3381> down<MH3381> to him with a club<MH7626> and snatched<MH1497> the spear<MH2595> from the Egyptian’s<MH4713> hand<MH3027>, and killed<MH2026> him with his own spear<MH2595>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>These<MH428> <i>things</i> Benaiah<MH1141> the son<MH1121> of Jehoiada<MH3077> did<MH6213a>, and had a name<MH8034> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>as well as the three<MH7969> mighty<MH1368> men<MH1368>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>He was honored<MH3513> among<MH4480> the thirty<MH7970>, but he did not attain<MH935> <i>the reputation</i> of the three<MH7969>. And David<MH1732> appointed<MH7760> him over<MH413> his bodyguard<MH4928>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Asahel<MH6214> the brother<MH251> of Joab<MH3097> was among the thirty<MH7970>; <i>and there was</i> Elhanan<MH445> the son<MH1121> of Dodo<MH1734> of Bethlehem<MH1035>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Shammah<MH8048> the Harodite<MH2733>, Elika<MH470> the Harodite<MH2733>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Helez<MH2503> the Paltite<MH6407>, Ira<MH5896> the son<MH1121> of Ikkesh<MH6142> the Tekoite<MH8621>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Abiezer<MH44> the Anathothite<MH6069>, Mebunnai<MH4012> the Hushathite<MH2843>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Zalmon<MH6756b> the Ahohite<MH266>, Maharai<MH4121> the Netophathite<MH5200>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Heleb<MH2460> the son<MH1121> of Baanah<MH1196> the Netophathite<MH5200>, Ittai<MH863a> the son<MH1121> of Ribai<MH7380> of Gibeah<MH1390> of the sons<MH1121> of Benjamin<MH1144>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Benaiah<MH1141> a Pirathonite<MH6553>, Hiddai<MH1914> of the brooks<MH5158a> of Gaash<MH1608>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Abi-albon<MH45> the Arbathite<MH6164>, Azmaveth<MH5820a> the Barhumite<MH978>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Eliahba<MH455> the Shaalbonite<MH8170>, the sons<MH1121> of Jashen<MH3464>, Jonathan<MH3083>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Shammah<MH8048> the Hararite<MH2043>, Ahiam<MH279> the son<MH1121> of Sharar<MH8325> the Ararite<MH2043>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Eliphelet<MH467> the son<MH1121> of Ahasbai<MH308>, the son<MH1121> of the Maacathite<MH4602>, Eliam<MH463> the son<MH1121> of Ahithophel<MH302> the Gilonite<MH1526>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Hezro<MH2695> the Carmelite, Paarai<MH6474> the Arbite<MH701>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Igal<MH3008> the son<MH1121> of Nathan<MH5416> of Zobah<MH6678>, Bani<MH1137> the Gadite<MH1425>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Zelek<MH6768> the Ammonite<MH5984>, Naharai<MH5171> the Beerothite<MH886>, armor<MH3627> bearers<MH5375> of Joab<MH3097> the son<MH1121> of Zeruiah<MH6870>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Ira<MH5896> the Ithrite<MH3505>, Gareb<MH1619> the Ithrite<MH3505>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span><i>and</i> Uriah<MH223a> the Hittite<MH2850>; thirty-seven<MH7970, 7651> in all<MH3605>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>filled</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>sitting</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>three</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>gone up</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>his hand</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or possibly, <i>at Lehi</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> As in two Heb mss and Syriac; MT <i>three</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>slain ones</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>among the</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Or <i>two warriors of Moab</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>a man of appearance</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>among the</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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