2 Samuel 23

About 2 Samuel 2 Samuel covers King David's reign, his successes and failures, and God's promise of a lasting dynasty.

Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,Selected2 Samuel 23:1Ask

The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.Selected2 Samuel 23:2Ask

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.Selected2 Samuel 23:3Ask

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.Selected2 Samuel 23:4Ask

Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.Selected2 Samuel 23:5Ask

But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:Selected2 Samuel 23:6Ask

But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.Selected2 Samuel 23:7Ask

These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.Selected2 Samuel 23:8Ask

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:Selected2 Samuel 23:9Ask

He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.Selected2 Samuel 23:10Ask

And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.Selected2 Samuel 23:11Ask

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.Selected2 Samuel 23:12Ask

And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.Selected2 Samuel 23:13Ask

And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.Selected2 Samuel 23:14Ask

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!Selected2 Samuel 23:15Ask

And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.Selected2 Samuel 23:16Ask

And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.Selected2 Samuel 23:17Ask

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.Selected2 Samuel 23:18Ask

Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.Selected2 Samuel 23:19Ask

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:Selected2 Samuel 23:20Ask

And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but 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.Selected2 Samuel 23:21Ask

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.Selected2 Samuel 23:22Ask

He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.Selected2 Samuel 23:23Ask

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,Selected2 Samuel 23:24Ask

Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,Selected2 Samuel 23:25Ask

Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,Selected2 Samuel 23:26Ask

Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,Selected2 Samuel 23:27Ask

Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,Selected2 Samuel 23:28Ask

Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,Selected2 Samuel 23:29Ask

Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,Selected2 Samuel 23:30Ask

Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,Selected2 Samuel 23:31Ask

Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,Selected2 Samuel 23:32Ask

Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,Selected2 Samuel 23:33Ask

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,Selected2 Samuel 23:34Ask

Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,Selected2 Samuel 23:35Ask

Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,Selected2 Samuel 23:36Ask

Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,Selected2 Samuel 23:37Ask

Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,Selected2 Samuel 23:38Ask

Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.Selected2 Samuel 23:39Ask

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