
2 Samuel
1 Now these be the lastH314 wordsH1697 of David.H1732 DavidH1732 the sonH1121 of JesseH3448 said,H5002 and the manH1397 who was raised upH6965 on high,H5920 the anointedH4899 of the GodH430 of Jacob,H3290 and the sweetH5273 psalmistH2158 of Israel,H3478 said,H5002 2 The SpiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 spakeH1696 by me, and his wordH4405 was in my tongue.H3956 3 The GodH430 of IsraelH3478 said,H559 the RockH6697 of IsraelH3478 spakeH1696 to me, He that rulethH4910 over menH120 must be just,H6662 rulingH4910 in the fearH3374 of God.H430 4 And he shall be as the lightH216 of the morning,H1242 when the sunH8121 riseth,H2224 even a morningH1242 withoutH3808 clouds;H5645 as the tender grassH1877 springing out of the earthH776 by clear shiningH5051 after rain.H430 5 Although my houseH1004 be not so with God;H410 yet he hath madeH7760 with me an everlastingH5769 covenant,H1285 orderedH6186 in all things, and sure:H8104 for this is all my salvation,H3468 and all my desire,H2656 although he make it not to grow.H6779 6 But the sons of BelialH1100 shall be all of them as thornsH6975 thrust away,H5074 because they cannot be takenH3947 with hands:H3027 7 But the manH376 that shall touchH5060 them must be fencedH4390 with ironH1270 and the staffH6086 of a spear;H2595 and they shall be utterlyH8313 burnedH8313 with fireH784 in the same place.H7675 8 These be the namesH8034 of the mighty menH1368 whom DavidH1732 had: The TachmoniteH8461 that satH3427 in the seatH7675, H3429, chiefH7218 among the captains;H7991 the same was AdinoH5722 the Eznite:H6112 he lift up his spear against eightH8083 hundred,H3967 whom he slewH2491 at oneH259 time.H6471 9 And afterH310 him was EleazarH499 the sonH1121 of DodoH1734 the Ahohite,H266 one of the threeH7969 mighty menH1368 with David,H1732 when they defiedH2778 the PhilistinesH6430 that were there gathered togetherH622 to battle,H4421 and the menH376 of IsraelH3478 were gone away:H5927 10 He arose,H6965 and smoteH5221 the PhilistinesH6430 untilH3588 his handH3027 was weary,H3021 and his handH3027 claveH1692 unto the sword:H2719 and the LORDH3068 wroughtH6213 a greatH1419 victoryH8668 that day;H3117 and the peopleH5971 returnedH7725 afterH310 him only to spoil.H6584 11 And afterH310 him was ShammahH8048 the sonH1121 of AgeeH89 the Hararite.H2043 And the PhilistinesH6430 were gathered togetherH622 into a troop,H2416 where was a pieceH2513 of groundH7704 fullH4392 of lentiles:H5742 and the peopleH5971 fledH5127 fromH6440 the Philistines.H6430 12 But he stoodH3320 in the midstH8432 of the ground,H2513 and defendedH5337 it, and slewH5221 the Philistines:H6430 and the LORDH3068 wroughtH6213 a greatH1419 victory.H8668 13 And threeH7969, H7970 of the thirtyH7970 chiefH7218 went down,H3381 and cameH935 to DavidH1732 in the harvest timeH7105 unto the caveH4631 of Adullam:H5725 and the troopH2416 of the PhilistinesH6430 pitchedH2583 in the valleyH6010 of Rephaim.H7497 14 And DavidH1732 was then in an hold,H4686 and the garrisonH4673 of the PhilistinesH6430 was then in Bethlehem.H103 15 And DavidH1732 longed,H183 and said,H559 Oh that one would give me drinkH8248 of the waterH4325 of the wellH953 of Bethlehem,H1035 which is by the gate!H8179 16 And the threeH7969 mighty menH1368 brake throughH1234 the hostH4264 of the Philistines,H6430 and drewH7579 waterH4325 out of the wellH953 of Bethlehem,H1035 that was by the gate,H8179 and tookH5375 it, and broughtH935 it to David:H1732 nevertheless he wouldH14 not drinkH8354 thereof, but poured it outH5258 unto the LORD.H3068 17 And he said,H559 Be it farH2486 from me, O LORD,H3068 that I should doH6213 this: is not this the bloodH1818 of the menH582 that wentH1980 in jeopardy of their lives?H5315 therefore he wouldH14 not drinkH8354 it. These things didH6213 these threeH7969 mighty men.H1368 18 And Abishai,H52 the brotherH251 of Joab,H3097 the sonH1121 of Zeruiah,H6870 was chiefH7218 among three.H7992 And he lifted upH5782 his spearH2595 against threeH7969 hundred,H3967 and slewH2491 them, and had the nameH8034 among three.H7969 19 Was he not most honourableH3513 of three?H7969 therefore he was their captain:H8269 howbeit he attainedH935 not unto the first three.H796 20 And BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of Jehoiada,H3077 the sonH1121 of a valiantH2428 manH376, H381, of Kabzeel,H6909 who had done manyH7227 acts,H6467 he slewH5221 twoH8147 lionlike menH739 of Moab:H4124 he went downH3381 also and slewH5221 a lionH738 in the midstH8432 of a pitH953 in timeH3117 of snow:H7950 21 And he slewH2026 an Egyptian,H4713 a goodlyH4758 man:H376 and the EgyptianH4713 had a spearH2595 in his hand;H3027 but he went downH3381 to him with a staff,H7626 and pluckedH1497 the spearH2595 out of the Egyptian'sH4713 hand,H3027 and slewH5221 him with his own spear.H259 22 These things didH6213 BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of Jehoiada,H3077 and had the nameH8034 among threeH7969 mighty men.H1368 23 He was more honourableH3513 than the thirty,H7970 but he attainedH935 not to the first three.H7969 And DavidH1732 setH7760 him over his guard.H4928 24 AsahelH6214 the brotherH251 of JoabH3097 was one of the thirty;H7970 ElhananH445 the sonH1121 of DodoH1734 of Bethlehem,H1035 25 ShammahH8048 the Harodite,H2733 ElikaH470 the Harodite,H2733 26 HelezH2503 the Paltite,H6407 IraH5896 the sonH1121 of IkkeshH6142 the Tekoite,H8621 27 AbiezerH44 the Anethothite,H6069 MebunnaiH4012 the Hushathite,H2843 28 ZalmonH6756 the Ahohite,H266 MaharaiH4121 the Netophathite,H5200 29 HelebH2460 the sonH1121 of Baanah,H1196 a Netophathite,H5200 IttaiH863 the sonH1121 of RibaiH7380 out of GibeahH1390 of the childrenH1121 of Benjamin,H1144 30 BenaiahH1141 the Pirathonite,H6553 HiddaiH1914 of the brooksH5158 of Gaash,H1608 31 AbialbonH45 the Arbathite,H6164 AzmavethH5820 the Barhumite,H1273 32 EliahbaH455 the Shaalbonite,H8170 of the sonsH1121 of Jashen,H3464 Jonathan,H3083 33 ShammahH8048 the Hararite,H2043 AhiamH279 the sonH1121 of ShararH8325 the Hararite,H2043 34 ElipheletH467 the sonH1121 of Ahasbai,H308 the sonH1121 of the Maachathite,H4602 EliamH463 the sonH1121 of AhithophelH302 the Gilonite,H1526 35 HezraiH2695 the Carmelite,H3761 PaaraiH6474 the Arbite,H701 36 IgalH3008 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 of Zobah,H6678 BaniH1137 the Gadite,H142 37 ZelekH6768 the Ammonite,H5984 NaharaiH5171 the Beerothite,H886 armourbearerH5375, H3627 to JoabH3097 the sonH1121 of Zeruiah,H6870 38 IraH5896 an Ithrite,H3505 GarebH1619 an Ithrite,H350 39 UriahH223 the Hittite:H2850 thirtyH7970 and sevenH7651 in all.