10_2SA_23_01 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 ,
10_2SA_23_02 the spirit of the LORD spake by me , And his word [ was ] in my tongue .
10_2SA_23_03 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 .
10_2SA_23_04 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 .
10_2SA_23_05 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 .
10_2SA_23_06 but [ the sons ] of Belial [ shall be ] all of them as thorns thrust away , because they cannot be taken with hands :
10_2SA_23_07 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 .
10_2SA_23_08 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 .
10_2SA_23_09 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 :
10_2SA_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 .
10_2SA_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 .
10_2SA_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 .
10_2SA_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 .
10_2SA_23_14 And David [ was ] Then in an hold , And the garrison of the Philistines [ was ] Then [ in ] Bethlehem .
10_2SA_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 !
10_2SA_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 .
10_2SA_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 .
10_2SA_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 .
10_2SA_23_19 was he not most honourable of three ? therefore he was their captain : Howbeit he attained not unto the [ first ] three .
10_2SA_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 :
10_2SA_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 .
10_2SA_23_22 These [ things ] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada , And had the name among three mighty men .
10_2SA_23_23 he was more honourable than the thirty , but he attained not to the [ first ] three . And David set him over his guard .
10_2SA_23_24 Asahel the brother of Joab [ was ] one of the thirty ; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem ,
10_2SA_23_25 Shammah the Harodite , Elika the Harodite ,
10_2SA_23_26 Helez the Paltite , Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite ,
10_2SA_23_27 Abiezer the Anethothite , Mebunnai the Hushathite ,
10_2SA_23_28 Zalmon the Ahohite , Maharai the Netophathite ,
10_2SA_23_29 Heleb the son of Baanah , A Netophathite , Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin ,
10_2SA_23_30 Benaiah the Pirathonite , Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash ,
10_2SA_23_31 Abialbon the Arbathite , Azmaveth the Barhumite ,
10_2SA_23_32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite , of the sons of Jashen , Jonathan ,
10_2SA_23_33 Shammah the Hararite , Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite ,
10_2SA_23_34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai , the son of the Maachathite , Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite ,
10_2SA_23_35 Hezrai the Carmelite , Paarai the Arbite ,
10_2SA_23_36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah , Bani the Gadite ,
10_2SA_23_37 Zelek the Ammonite , Nahari the Beerothite , armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah ,
10_2SA_23_38 Ira an Ithrite , Gareb an Ithrite ,
10_2SA_23_39 Uriah the Hittite : thirty And seven in all .