NITHYAM SONGS2 Samuel 23
World English Bible (WEB) • 39 verses
1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
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2“The LORD’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
RelatedDeuteronomy 32:4 · 2 Samuel 22:32 · Exodus 18:21 · Psalms 72:2 · Zechariah 9:9 · Psalms 82:3-4
4shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’
5Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation and all my desire. Won’t he make it grow?
RelatedIsaiah 55:3 · 2 Samuel 7:14-16 · Isaiah 9:6-7 · Jeremiah 32:40 · Psalms 89:28-29 · Hebrews 6:19
6But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.
RelatedEzekiel 2:6 · Isaiah 33:12 · Deuteronomy 13:13 · Song of Solomon 2:2 · 1 Samuel 2:12 · Genesis 3:18
7The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”
RelatedHebrews 6:8 · 2 Thessalonians 2:8 · Matthew 3:10-12 · 2 Samuel 22:8-10 · John 15:6 · Luke 19:14
8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite, who killed eight hundred at one time.
9After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.
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10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and the LORD worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.
11After him was Shammah the son of Agee, a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
12But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD worked a great victory.
13Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Related2 Samuel 5:18 · 1 Samuel 22:1 · Joshua 15:35 · Micah 1:15 · 1 Chronicles 14:9 · 2 Samuel 5:22
14David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
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15David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
16The three mighty men broke through the army 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; but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
RelatedGenesis 35:14 · 2 Corinthians 5:14 · Philippians 2:17 · Numbers 28:7 · Lamentations 2:19 · Romans 5:7
17He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
Related2 Samuel 10:14 · 2 Samuel 10:10 · 1 Chronicles 11:20-21 · 2 Samuel 18:2 · 1 Samuel 26:6-8 · 2 Samuel 20:10
19Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.
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20Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a time of snow.
Related2 Samuel 8:18 · 2 Samuel 20:23 · Joshua 15:21 · 1 Chronicles 11:22-24 · Judges 14:5-6 · 1 Samuel 17:34-37
21He killed a huge Egyptian, 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 killed him with his own spear.
22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.
24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
RelatedJudges 12:15 · Joshua 24:30 · 1 Chronicles 27:14 · Judges 2:9 · Judges 12:13 · 1 Chronicles 11:31-32
31Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
Related1 Chronicles 11:34
33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
Related2 Samuel 11:3 · 2 Samuel 15:12 · 2 Samuel 17:23 · 2 Samuel 10:6 · 2 Samuel 15:31 · 2 Samuel 10:8
35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
Related2 Samuel 11:3 · 2 Samuel 12:9 · 1 Kings 15:5 · Matthew 1:6 · 1 Chronicles 11:41 · 2 Samuel 11:6-27
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