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

David's Last Song

2Sa 23:1Now 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,

2Sa 23:2

2Sa 23:2“The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.

2Sa 23:3

2Sa 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,

2Sa 23:4

2Sa 23:4Is 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.’

2Sa 23:5

2Sa 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?

2Sa 23:6

2Sa 23:6“But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns,
Because they cannot be taken in hand;

2Sa 23:7

2Sa 23:7But 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

(1Ch 11:10–47 )

2Sa 23:8

2Sa 23:8These 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;

2Sa 23:9

2Sa 23:9and 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men with David when they [fn]defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had [fn]withdrawn.

2Sa 23:10

2Sa 23:10He 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.

2Sa 23:11

2Sa 23:11Now 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.

2Sa 23:12

2Sa 23:12But 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.

2Sa 23:13

2Sa 23:13Then 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.

2Sa 23:14

2Sa 23:14David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

2Sa 23:15

2Sa 23:15David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!”

2Sa 23:16

2Sa 23:16So 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;

2Sa 23:17

2Sa 23:17and 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.

2Sa 23:18

2Sa 23:18Abishai, 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.

2Sa 23:19

2Sa 23:19He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.

2Sa 23:20

2Sa 23:20Then 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.

2Sa 23:21

2Sa 23:21He [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.

2Sa 23:22

2Sa 23:22These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.

2Sa 23:23

2Sa 23:23He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard.

2Sa 23:24

2Sa 23:24Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

2Sa 23:25

2Sa 23:25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

2Sa 23:26

2Sa 23:26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

2Sa 23:27

2Sa 23:27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

2Sa 23:28

2Sa 23:28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

2Sa 23:29

2Sa 23:29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin,

2Sa 23:30

2Sa 23:30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

2Sa 23:31

2Sa 23:31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

2Sa 23:32

2Sa 23:32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

2Sa 23:33

2Sa 23:33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

2Sa 23:34

2Sa 23:34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

2Sa 23:35

2Sa 23:35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

2Sa 23:36

2Sa 23:36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

2Sa 23:37

2Sa 23:37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

2Sa 23:38

2Sa 23:38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

2Sa 23:39

2Sa 23:39Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.

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NASB95 Footnotes

Literally: filled

Literally: sitting

Or, three

Literally: reproached

(23:9)

Literally: gone up

(23:10)

Literally: his hand clung

(23:10)

Literally: salvation

(23:11)

Possibly, at Lehi

(23:12)

Literally: salvation

(23:18)

So two Heb mss and Syriac; M.T. three

(23:18)

Literally: slain ones

(23:20)

Literally: smote

(23:20)

Or, two lion-like heroes

(23:21)

Literally: smote

(23:21)

Literally: a man of appearance

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David's Last Song

His Mighty Men

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