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David’s Last Words

These are the last words of David:
“The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse,
the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High,
the man anointed by the God of Jacob,
the hero of Israel’s songs:

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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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“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me;
his word was on my tongue.

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

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The God of Israel spoke,
the Rock of Israel said to me:
‘When one rules over people in righteousness,
when he rules in the fear of God,

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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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he is like the light of morning at sunrise
on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain
that brings grass from the earth.’

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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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“If my house were not right with God,
surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant,
arranged and secured in every part;
surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation
and grant me my every desire.

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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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But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns,
which are not gathered with the hand.

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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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Whoever touches thorns
uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear;
they are burned up where they lie.”

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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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David’s Mighty Warriors

These are the names of David’s mighty warriors:
Josheb-Basshebeth,a a Tahkemonite,b was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killedc in one encounter.

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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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Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty warriors, he was with David when they taunted the Philistines gathered at Pas Dammimd for battle. Then the Israelites retreated,

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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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but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. The troops returned to Eleazar, but only to strip the dead.

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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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Next to him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.

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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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But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.

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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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During harvest time, three of the thirty chief warriors came down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

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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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At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

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

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David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of 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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So the three mighty warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the Lord.

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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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“Far be it from me, Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it.
Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.

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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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Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three.e He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.

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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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Was he not held in greater honor than the Three? He became their commander, even though he was not included among them.

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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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Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

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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 he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

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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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Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors.

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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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He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

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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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Among the Thirty were:
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

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