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2 Samuel 23 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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David's Last Song

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - Now these are the last words of David.
David the son of Jesse declares,
The man who was raised on high declares,
The anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweet psalmist of Israel,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:2 - “The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - “The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,
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2 Samuel 23:3 Commentaries
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4 - Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
When the tender grass springs out of the earth,
Through sunshine after rain.’
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:5 - “Truly is not my house so with God?
For He has made an everlasting covenant with me,
Ordered in all things, and secured;
For all my salvation and all my desire,
Will He not indeed make it grow?
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:6 - “But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns,
Because they cannot be taken in hand;
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:7 - But the man who touches them
Must be [fn]armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And they will be completely burned with fire in their [fn]place.”

His Mighty Men

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:8 - These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the [fn]captains, he was called Adino the Eznite, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time;
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:9 - and after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they [fn]defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had [fn]withdrawn.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:10 - He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and [fn]clung to the sword, and the LORD brought about a great [fn]victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:11 - Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered [fn]into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:12 - But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and the LORD brought about a great [fn]victory.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:13 - Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:14 - David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15 - David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:16 - So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD;
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 - and he said, “Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:18 - Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the [fn]thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred [fn]and killed them, and had a name as well as the three.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:19 - He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, [fn]killed the [fn]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:21 - He [fn]killed an Egyptian, [fn]an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:22 - These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:23 - He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:24 - Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:25 - Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:26 - Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:27 - Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:28 - Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:29 - Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:30 - Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:31 - Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:32 - Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:33 - Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:34 - Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:35 - Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:36 - Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:37 - Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:38 - Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:39 - Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.
NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: filled
Literally: sitting
Or, three
Literally: reproached
Literally: gone up
Literally: his hand clung
Literally: salvation
Possibly, at Lehi
Literally: salvation
So two Heb mss and Syriac; M.T. three
Literally: slain ones
Literally: smote
Or, two lion-like heroes
Literally: smote
Literally: a man of appearance
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