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The Last Words of David

Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man who was raised on high,
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
the sweet psalmist of Israel:a

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David's Last Song

Now these are the last words of David: David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel saith,

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“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;
his word is on my tongue.

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The Spirit of Jehovah spoke by me, And his word was on my tongue.

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The God of Israel has spoken;
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling in the fear of God,

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The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God;

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he dawns on them like the morning light,
like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,
like rainb that makes grass to sprout from the earth.

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And [he shall be] as the light or the morning, [like] the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; [When] from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth.

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“For does not my house stand so with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
For will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?

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Although my house be not so before God, Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For [this is] all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make [it] not to grow.

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But worthless menc are all like thorns that are thrown away,
for they cannot be taken with the hand;

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But [the sons] of Belial [are] all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;

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but the man who touches them
arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
and they are utterly consumed with fire.”d

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And the man that will touch them provideth himself with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.

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David’s Mighty Men

These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three.e He wielded his spearf against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.

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David's Mighty Men

These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Joseb-Bassebeth, Tachkemonite the chief of the captains: he was Adino the Eznite; he [fought] against eight hundred, slain [by him] at one time.

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And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.

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And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite: he was one of the three mighty men with David, when they had defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone up.

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He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And the Lord brought about a great victory that day, and the men returned after him only to strip the slain.

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He arose and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

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And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi,g where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the Philistines.

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And after him, Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite: the Philistines were gathered into a troop, and there was there a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people had fled before the Philistines;

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But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines, and the Lord worked a great victory.

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and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

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And three of the thirty chief men went down and came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

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And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, when the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

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David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.

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And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

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And David said longingly, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!”

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And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

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Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it. He poured it out to the Lord

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And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; however he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.

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and said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

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And he said, Be it far from me, Jehovah, that I should do this thing! is it not the blood of the men that went at the risk of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

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Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty.h And he wielded his spear against three hundred meni and killed them and won a name beside the three.

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And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

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He was the most renowned of the thirtyj and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.

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Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.

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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant mank of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two arielsl of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

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And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

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He also smote the Egyptian, an imposing man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; and 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.

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These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.

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These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

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He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.

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He was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.

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Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,

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Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa,

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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

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Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

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Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah,

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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

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Heleb the son of Baanah of Netophah, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin,

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Heleb the son of Baanah, the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

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Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

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Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

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Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,

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Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

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Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

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Shammah the Ararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai of Maacah, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

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Hezrom of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite,

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Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

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Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

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Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

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Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

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2 Samuel 23

2 Samuel 23