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David the son of Jesse said, and the man <i>who was</i> raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word <i>was</i> in my tongue.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men <i>must be</i> just, ruling in the fear of God.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And <i>he shall be</i> as the light of the morning, <i>when</i> the sun riseth, <i>even</i> a morning without clouds; <i>as</i> the tender grass <i>springing</i> out of the earth by clear shining after rain.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Although my house <i>be</i> not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all <i>things</i>, and sure: for <i>this is</i> all my salvation, and all <i>my</i> desire, although he make <i>it</i> not to grow.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But <i>the sons</i> of Belial <i>shall be</i> all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But the man <i>that</i> shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the <i>same</i> place.</p> <a name="8" id="8"></a><p class="hdg">David's Mighty Men<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../1_chronicles/11.htm#10">1 Chronicles 11:10-19</a>; <a href="../1_chronicles/11.htm#20">1 Chronicles 11:20-47</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>These <i>be</i> the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same <i>was</i> Adino the Eznite: <i>he lift up his spear</i> against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And after him <i>was</i> Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, <i>one</i> of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines <i>that</i> were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And after him <i>was</i> Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And David <i>was</i> then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines <i>was</i> then <i>in</i> Bethlehem. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which <i>is</i> by the gate! <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that <i>was</i> by the gate, and took <i>it</i>, and brought <i>it</i> to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: <i>is not this</i> 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, <i>and</i> slew <i>them</i>, and had the name among three. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the <i>first</i> three.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>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: <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>These <i>things</i> did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the <i>first</i> three. And David set him over his guard.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Asahel the brother of Joab <i>was</i> one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="http://www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/2_samuel/23-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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