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David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised 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 spoke by me, and his word was on 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 spoke to me, He that ruleth over men must be 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 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Although my house is 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 maketh it not to grow.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But the sons of Belial shall be 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 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.</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 are 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 lifted up his spear 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 was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there assembled to battle, and the men of Israel had 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 adhered to the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were collected into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: 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 chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And David was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. <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 Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink of it, but poured it out to 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: 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.</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, and slew them, 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 honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: yet he attained not to the first 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 lion-like 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 things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among three mighty men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first 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 was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, <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>Abi-albon 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, armor-bearer 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">Webster Bible Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><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><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/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 src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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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