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| 1This was David's last composition: The oracle of David, son of Jesse, an oracle by the valiant one who was exalted— anointed by the God of Jacob, the contented psalm writer of Israel. | 1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse declares, The man who was raised on high declares, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel, |
| 2The Spirit of the LORD speaks within me; his word is on my tongue! | 2"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. |
| 3The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has talked to me. "When one is governing men justly, he fears God while governing. | 3"The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God, |
| 4He is like dawn's first light, like bright sun blazing on a cloudless morning, glistening on grassland that flourishes after a rain shower. | 4Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springs out of the earth, Through sunshine after rain.' |
| 5Is not my dynasty like this with God? Has he not made an eternal covenant with me, preparing every detail of it? And he has made it secure, including my complete salvation, has he not? He has been of continual help, has he not, even with respect to all of my desires? | 5"Truly is not my house so with God? For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, Ordered in all things, and secured; For all my salvation and all my desire, Will He not indeed make it grow? |
| 6But ungodly men are like thorns that are discarded because they cannot be safely handled. | 6"But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand; |
| 7Whoever handles them wears heavy duty clothing, carries strong tools, and burns them to ashes on the spot! | 7But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place." |
| 8Here's a list of the names of David's special forces: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahkemonite was head of the Three; he was nicknamed Adino the Eznite because he killed 800 men in a single battle engagement. | 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, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time; |
| 9Next was Dodai the Ahohite's son Eleazar. Eleazar, who also was one of the Three, was with David when they challenged the Philistines. When the Philistines had assembled in battle array, the Israeli army retreated, | 9and after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had withdrawn. |
| 10but Eleazar remained standing right where he was and fought so hard against the Philistines that he became exhausted—he couldn't even let go of his sword! The LORD magnificently delivered them that day. After Eleazar had won the battle, the other soldiers returned, but only to strip the weapons and armor from the dead. | 10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to the sword, and the LORD brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain. |
| 11Next was Shammah, Agee the Hararite's son. One time the Philistines assembled to fight in a field where lentils had been growing. Israel's army retreated from the Philistines, | 11Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines. |
| 12but Shammah stood his ground in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. And the LORD brought about a great victory. | 12But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and the LORD brought about a great victory. |
| 13One day while the Philistine army was camping in the valley of giants, three of the 30 leaders joined David at the cave of Adullam. | 13Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim. |
| 14David was living in that stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was then at Bethlehem. | 14David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. |
| 15David expressed his longing, "Oh, how I wish someone would get me a drink of water from the Bethlehem well that's by the city gate!" | 15David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!" |
| 16So the Three elite warriors broke through the Philistine ranks, drew some water from the Bethlehem well that was next to the city gate, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out in the LORD's presence, | 16So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD; |
| 17and said, "The LORD forbid that I drink this—this is the blood of men who endangered their own lives!" The Three elite warriors did these things. | 17and he said, "Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did. |
| 18Zeruiah's son Abishai, Joab's brother, was the lieutenant in charge of the platoons. He used his spear to fight and kill 300 men, gaining a reputation distinct from the Three. | 18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three. |
| 19He was more well-known than the Three, and became their commander, but he never measured up to the Three. | 19He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three. |
| 20Jehoiada's son Benaiah, who was a valiant man, accomplished great things. He was from Kabzeel. He killed two men named Ariel from Moab and then he also went down into a pit and struck down a lion during a snow storm one day. | 20Then Benaiah 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 on a snowy day. |
| 21He also killed a soldier from Egypt. Of handsome appearance, the Egyptian carried a spear, but Benaiah attacked him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. | 21He killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. |
| 22Benaiah did things like this and gained a reputation comparable to the Three warriors. | 22These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men. |
| 23He was well known among the platoons, but he didn't measure up to the Three. David placed him in charge of his security detail. | 23He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard. |
| 24Among the Thirty were Joab's brother Asahel, Dodo's son Elhanan of Bethlehem, | 24Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
| 25Shammah from Harod; Elika from Harod, | 25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, |
| 26Helez the Paltite, Ikkesh's son Ira from Tekoa, | 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, |
| 27Abiezer from Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite, | 27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, |
| 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah, | 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, |
| 29Baanah's son Heleb from Netophah, Ribai's son Ittai from Gibeah of the descendants of Benjamin, | 29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, |
| 30Benaiah from Pirathon, Hiddai from the Gaash creeks area, | 30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, |
| 31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth from Bahurim, | 31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, |
| 32Eliahba from Shaalbon, Jashen's sons, | 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, |
| 33Shammah's son from Harar, Sharar the Hararite's son Ahiam, | 33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, |
| 34Ahasbai the Maacathite's son Eliphelet, Ahithophel the Gilonite's son Eliam, | 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, |
| 35Hezro from Carmel, Paarai the Arbite, | 35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, |
| 36Nathan's son Igal from Zobah, Bani the Gadite, | 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, |
| 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai from Beeroth (the armor-bearer for Zeruiah's son Joab), | 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
| 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, | 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
| 39and Uriah the Hittite—for a total of 37. | 39Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all. |
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