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== Shmuel II (Book of 2 Samuel), Chapter 23 ==

<named id="1"/>1 Now these are the last words of David: The saying of David the son of Jesse, and the saying of the man raised on high, the anointed of the G-d of Jacob, and the sweet singer of Israel:

<named id="2"/>2 The spirit of HaShem spoke by me, and His word was upon my tongue.

<named id="3"/>3 The G-d of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: 'Ruler over men shall be the righteous, even he that ruleth in the fear of G-d,

<named id="4"/>4 And as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, a morning without clouds; when through clear shining after rain, the tender grass springeth out of the earth.'

<named id="5"/>5 For is not my house established with G-d? for an everlasting covenant He hath made with me, ordered in all things, and sure; for all my salvation, and all my desire, will he not make it to grow?

<named id="6"/>6 But the ungodly, they are as thorns thrust away, all of them, for they cannot be taken with the hand;

<named id="7"/>7 But the man that toucheth them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.

<named id="8"/>8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite; he lifted up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

<named id="9"/>9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they jeoparded their lives against the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away;

<named id="10"/>10 he stood firm, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand did cleave unto the sword; and HaShem wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain.

<named id="11"/>11 And after him was Shammah the son of Age the Ararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

<named id="12"/>12 But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and HaShem wrought a great victory.

<named id="13"/>13 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 were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

<named id="14"/>14 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

<named id="15"/>15 And David longed, and said: 'Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!'

<named id="16"/>16 And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto HaShem.

<named id="17"/>17 And he said: 'Be it far from me, O HaShem, that I should do this; shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?' therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

<named id="18"/>18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

<named id="19"/>19 He was most honourable of the three; therefore he was made their captain; howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

<named id="20"/>20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he smote the two altar-hearths of Moab; he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow;

<named id="21"/>21 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.

<named id="22"/>22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

<named id="23"/>23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

<named id="24"/>24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem;

<named id="25"/>25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite;

<named id="26"/>26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite;

<named id="27"/>27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite;

<named id="28"/>28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite;

<named id="29"/>29 Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin;

<named id="30"/>30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of Nahale-gaash;

<named id="31"/>31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite;

<named id="32"/>32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan;

<named id="33"/>33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite;

<named id="34"/>34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite;

<named id="35"/>35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite;

<named id="36"/>36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite;

<named id="37"/>37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;

<named id="38"/>38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite;

<named id="39"/>39 Uriah the Hittite. Thirty and seven in all.

== See also ==
* [[Shmuel II 22|Previous Chapter]]
* [[Shmuel II 23 Commentaries]]
* [[Shmuel II 24|Next Chapter]]

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