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Now these be the last[H314]words[H1697] of David[H1732]. David[H1732] the son[H1121] of Jesse[H3448]said[H5002], and the man[H1397] who was raised up[H6965] on high[H5920], the anointed[H4899] of the God[H430] of Jacob[H3290], and the sweet[H5273]psalmist[H2158] of Israel[H3478], said[H5002],
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The Spirit[H7307] of the LORD[H3068]spake[H1696] by me, and his word[H4405] was in my tongue[H3956].
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The God[H430] of Israel[H3478]said[H559], the Rock[H6697] of Israel[H3478]spake[H1696] to me, He that ruleth[H4910] over men[H120] must be just[H6662], ruling[H4910] in the fear[H3374] of God[H430].
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And he shall be as the light[H216] of the morning[H1242], when the sun[H8121]riseth[H2224], even a morning[H1242]without[H3808]clouds[H5645]; as the tender grass[H1877] springing out of the earth[H776] by clear shining[H5051] after rain[H4306].
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Although my house[H1004] be not so with God[H410]; yet he hath made[H7760] with me an everlasting[H5769]covenant[H1285], ordered[H6186] in all things, and sure[H8104]: for this is all my salvation[H3468], and all my desire[H2656], although he make it not to grow[H6779].
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But the sons of Belial[H1100] shall be all of them as thorns[H6975] thrust away[H5074], because they cannot be taken[H3947] with hands[H3027]:
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But the man[H376] that shall touch[H5060] them must be fenced[H4390] with iron[H1270] and the staff[H6086] of a spear[H2595]; and they shall be utterly[H8313]burned[H8313] with fire[H784] in the same place[H7675].
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These be the names[H8034] of the mighty men[H1368] whom David[H1732] had: The Tachmonite[H8461] that sat[H3427] in the seat[H7675], chief[H7218] among the captains[H7991]; the same was Adino[H5722] the Eznite[H6112]: he lift up his spear against eight[H8083]hundred[H3967], whom he slew[H2491] at one[H259]time[H6471].
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And after[H310] him was Eleazar[H499] the son[H1121] of Dodo[H1734] the Ahohite[H266], one of the three[H7969] mighty men[H1368] with David[H1732], when they defied[H2778] the Philistines[H6430] that were there gathered together[H622] to battle[H4421], and the men[H376] of Israel[H3478] were gone away[H5927]:
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He arose[H6965], and smote[H5221] the Philistines[H6430]until[H3588] his hand[H3027] was weary[H3021], and his hand[H3027]clave[H1692] unto the sword[H2719]: and the LORD[H3068]wrought[H6213] a great[H1419]victory[H8668] that day[H3117]; and the people[H5971]returned[H7725]after[H310] him only to spoil[H6584].
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And after[H310] him was Shammah[H8048] the son[H1121] of Agee[H89] the Hararite[H2043]. And the Philistines[H6430] were gathered together[H622] into a troop[H2416], where was a piece[H2513] of ground[H7704]full[H4392] of lentiles[H5742]: and the people[H5971]fled[H5127]from[H6440] the Philistines[H6430].
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But he stood[H3320] in the midst[H8432] of the ground[H2513], and defended[H5337] it, and slew[H5221] the Philistines[H6430]: and the LORD[H3068]wrought[H6213] a great[H1419]victory[H8668].
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And three[H7969] of the thirty[H7970]chief[H7218] went down[H3381], and came[H935] to David[H1732] in the harvest time[H7105] unto the cave[H4631] of Adullam[H5725]: and the troop[H2416] of the Philistines[H6430]pitched[H2583] in the valley[H6010] of Rephaim[H7497].
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And David[H1732] was then in an hold[H4686], and the garrison[H4673] of the Philistines[H6430] was then in Bethlehem[H1035].
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And David[H1732]longed[H183], and said[H559], Oh that one would give me drink[H8248] of the water[H4325] of the well[H953] of Bethlehem[H1035], which is by the gate[H8179]!
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And the three[H7969] mighty men[H1368] brake through[H1234] the host[H4264] of the Philistines[H6430], and drew[H7579]water[H4325]out[H5258] of the well[H953] of Bethlehem[H1035], that was by the gate[H8179], and took[H5375] it, and brought[H935] it to David[H1732]: nevertheless he would[H14] not drink[H8354] thereof, but poured it out[H5258] unto the LORD[H3068].
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And he said[H559], Be it far[H2486] from me, O LORD[H3068], that I should do[H6213] this: is not this the blood[H1818] of the men[H582] that went[H1980] in jeopardy of their lives?[H5315] therefore he would[H14] not drink[H8354] it. These things did[H6213] these three[H7969] mighty men[H1368].
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And Abishai[H52], the brother[H251] of Joab[H3097], the son[H1121] of Zeruiah[H6870], was chief[H7218] among three[H7992]. And he lifted up[H5782] his spear[H2595] against three[H7969]hundred[H3967], and slew[H2491] them, and had the name[H8034] among three[H7969].
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Was he not most honourable[H3513] of three?[H7969] therefore he was their captain[H8269]: howbeit he attained[H935] not unto the first three[H7969].
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And Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077], the son[H1121] of a valiant[H2428]man[H376], of Kabzeel[H6909], who had done many[H7227]acts[H6467], he slew[H5221]two[H8147] lionlike men[H739] of Moab[H4124]: he went down[H3381] also and slew[H5221] a lion[H738] in the midst[H8432] of a pit[H953] in time[H3117] of snow[H7950]:
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And he slew[H2026] an Egyptian[H4713], a goodly[H4758]man[H376]: and the Egyptian[H4713] had a spear[H2595] in his hand[H3027]; but he went down[H3381] to him with a staff[H7626], and plucked[H1497] the spear[H2595] out of the Egyptian[H4713]'s hand[H3027], and slew[H5221] him with his own spear[H2595].
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These things did[H6213]Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077], and had the name[H8034] among three[H7969] mighty men[H1368].
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He was more honourable[H3513] than the thirty[H7970], but he attained[H935] not to the first three[H7969]. And David[H1732]set[H7760] him over his guard[H4928].
24Asahel[H6214] the brother[H251] of Joab[H3097] was one of the thirty[H7970]; Elhanan[H445] the son[H1121] of Dodo[H1734] of Bethlehem[H1035],
25Shammah[H8048] the Harodite[H2733], Elika[H470] the Harodite[H2733],
26Helez[H2503] the Paltite[H6407], Ira[H5896] the son[H1121] of Ikkesh[H6142] the Tekoite[H8621],
27Abiezer[H44] the Anethothite[H6069], Mebunnai[H4012] the Hushathite[H2843],
28Zalmon[H6756] the Ahohite[H266], Maharai[H4121] the Netophathite[H5200],
29Heleb[H2460] the son[H1121] of Baanah[H1196], a Netophathite[H5200], Ittai[H863] the son[H1121] of Ribai[H7380] out of Gibeah[H1390] of the children[H1121] of Benjamin[H1144],
30Benaiah[H1141] the Pirathonite[H6553], Hiddai[H1914] of the brooks[H5158] of Gaash[H1608],
31Abialbon[H45] the Arbathite[H6164], Azmaveth[H5820] the Barhumite[H1273],
32Eliahba[H455] the Shaalbonite[H8170], of the sons[H1121] of Jashen[H3464], Jonathan[H3083],
33Shammah[H8048] the Hararite[H2043], Ahiam[H279] the son[H1121] of Sharar[H8325] the Hararite[H2043],
34Eliphelet[H467] the son[H1121] of Ahasbai[H308], the son[H1121] of the Maachathite[H4602], Eliam[H463] the son[H1121] of Ahithophel[H302] the Gilonite[H1526],
35Hezrai[H2695] the Carmelite[H3761], Paarai[H6474] the Arbite[H701],
36Igal[H3008] the son[H1121] of Nathan[H5416] of Zobah[H6678], Bani[H1137] the Gadite[H1425],
37Zelek[H6768] the Ammonite[H5984], Naharai[H5171] the Beerothite[H886], armourbearer[H5375] to Joab[H3097] the son[H1121] of Zeruiah[H6870],
38Ira[H5896] an Ithrite[H3505], Gareb[H1619] an Ithrite[H3505],
39Uriah[H223] the Hittite[H2850]: thirty[H7970] and seven[H7651] in all.