#### 2 Samuel 23

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^ 2S 23.1: 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,
^ 2S 23.2: The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word [was] in my tongue.
^ 2S 23.3: 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.
^ 2S 23.4: 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.
^ 2S 23.5: 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.
^ 2S 23.6: But [the sons] of Belial [shall be] all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
^ 2S 23.7: 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.
^ 2S 23.8: 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.
^ 2S 23.9: 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:
^ 2S 23.10: 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.
^ 2S 23.11: 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 lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
^ 2S 23.12: But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
^ 2S 23.13: 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.
^ 2S 23.14: And David [was] then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Bethlehem.
^ 2S 23.15: 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!
^ 2S 23.16: 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.
^ 2S 23.17: 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.
^ 2S 23.18: 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.
^ 2S 23.19: Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three.
^ 2S 23.20: 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:
^ 2S 23.21: 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.
^ 2S 23.22: These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
^ 2S 23.23: He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.
^ 2S 23.24: Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
^ 2S 23.25: Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
^ 2S 23.26: Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
^ 2S 23.27: Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
^ 2S 23.28: Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
^ 2S 23.29: Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
^ 2S 23.30: Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
^ 2S 23.31: Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
^ 2S 23.32: Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
^ 2S 23.33: Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
^ 2S 23.34: Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
^ 2S 23.35: Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
^ 2S 23.36: Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
^ 2S 23.37: Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
^ 2S 23.38: Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
^ 2S 23.39: Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.