2 Samuel Chapter 23

2 Samuel Chapter 23
1 These also be the last words of David,
David the son of Jesse saith, even the
man who was set up on high, the
anointed of the God of Jacob, and the
sweet singer of Israel saith,
2 The spirit of the Lord spake by me,
and his word was in my tongue. 3 The
God of Israel spake to me, the strength of
Israel said, Thou shalt bear rule over
men, being just, and ruling in the fear of
God. 4 Even as the morning light when
the sun riseth, the morning, I say, without
clouds, so shall mine house be, and not
as the grass of the earth is by the bright
rain.
5 For so shall not mine house be with
God: for he hath made with me an
everlasting covenant, perfect in all
points, and sure: therefore all mine
health and whole desire is, that he will
not make it grow so. 6 But the wicked
shall be every one as thorns thrust away,
because they cannot be taken with hands.
7 But the man that shall touch them, must
be defensed with iron, or with the shaft
of a spear: and they shall be burned with
fire in the same place. 8 These be the
names of the mighty men whom David
had. He that sat in the seat of wisdom,
being chief of the princes, was Adino of
Ezni, he slew eight hundred at one time.
9 And after him was Eleazar the son of
Dodo, the son of Ahohi, one of the three
worthies with David, when they defied
the Philistines gathered there to battle,
when the men of Israel were gone up.
10 He arose and smote the Philistines
until his hand was weary, and his hand
clave unto the sword: and the Lord gave
great victory the same day, and the
people returned after him only to spoil.
11 After him was Shammah the son of
Agee the Hararite: for the Philistines
assembled at a town, where was a piece
of a field full of lentils, and the people
fled from the Philistines.
12 But he stood in the midst of the field,
and defended it, and slew the
Philistines: so the Lord gave great
victory.
13 Afterward three of the thirty captains
went down, and came to David in the
harvest time unto the cave of Adullam,
and the host of the Philistines pitched in
the valley of Rephaim.
14 And David was then in an hold, and
the garrison of the Philistines was then in
Beth-lehem.
15 And David longed, and said, Oh, that
one would give me to drink of the water
of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by
the gate.
16 Then the three mighty brake into the
host of the Philistines, and drew water
out of the well of Beth-lehem that was
by the gate, and took and brought it to
David, who would not drink thereof, but
poured it for an offering unto the Lord,
17 And said, O Lord, be it far from me,
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.
18 And Abishai the brother of Joab, the
son of Zeruiah, was chief among the
three, and he lifted up his spear against
three hundred, and slew them, and he
had the name among the three.
19 For he was most excellent of the
three, and was their captain, but he
attained not unto the first three.
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the
son of a valiant man, which had done
many acts, and was of Kabzeel, slew
two strong men of Moab: he went down
also, and slew a lion in the midst of a pit
in the time of snow. 21 And he slew an
Egyptian a man of great stature, 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.
22 These things did Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada, and had the name among the
three worthies.
23 He was honorable among thirty, but
he attained not to the first three: and
David made him of his counsel.
24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of
the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of
Beth-lehem:
25 Shammah the Harodite: Elika the
Harodite:
26 Helez the Paltite: Ira the son of
Ikkesh the Tekoite:
27 Abiezer the Anathothite: Mebunnai
the Husathite:
28 Zalmon an Ahohite: Maharai the
Netophathite:
29 Heleb the son of Baanah a
Netophathite: Ittai the son of Ribai of
Gibeah of the children of Benjamin:
30 Benaiah the Pirathonite: Hiddai of the
river of Gaash:
31 Abi-albon the Arbathite: Azmaveth
the Barhumite:
32 Elihaba the Shaalbonite: of 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 Maachathi: Eliam the son of
Ahithophel the Gilonite:
35 Hezrai the Carmelite: Paarai the
Arbite:
36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah: Bani
the Gadite:
37 Zelek the Ammonite: Naharai the
Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab the
son of Zeruiah:
38 Ira the Ithrite: Gareb the Ithrite:
39 Uriah the Hittite, thirty and seven in
all.