2 Samuel 23
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Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
the oracle of l the man who was raised on high,
j the anointed of the God of Jacob,
the sweet psalmist of Israel:
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m "The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;
his word is on my tongue.
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The God of Israel has spoken;
n the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling o in the fear of God,
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he p dawns on them like the morning light,
like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,
like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
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"For does not my house stand so with God?
q For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
For will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?
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But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away,
for they cannot be taken with the hand;
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but the man who touches them
arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
and they are utterly consumed with fire."
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r These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: s Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.
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And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of t Dodo, son of u Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.
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He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And the Lord brought about a great victory that day, and the men returned after him only to strip the slain.
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And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the v Hararite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the Philistines.
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But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines, and the Lord worked a great victory.
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And three of the thirty chief men went down and came about harvest time to David at the w cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped x in the Valley of Rephaim.
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David was then y in the stronghold, and z the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
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And David said longingly, "Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"
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Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it. He poured it out to the Lord
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and said, "Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink a the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
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Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them and won a name beside the three.
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He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to b the three.
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And c Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of d Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.
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And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.
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These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.
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He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
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e Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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f Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,
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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh g of Tekoa,
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Abiezer h of Anathoth, Mebunnai i the Hushathite,
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Zalmon j the Ahohite, Maharai k of Netophah,
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Heleb the son of Baanah k of Netophah, Ittai the son of Ribai of l Gibeah of the people of Benjamin,
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Benaiah m of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of n Gaash,
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Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of o Bahurim,
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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
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p Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai q of Maacah, r Eliam the son of s Ahithophel of Gilo,
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Hezro t of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite,
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Igal the son of Nathan u of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai v of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
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w Ira the x Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
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y Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
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2 Samuel 7:8 - 9
Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.
Psalms 78:70 - 71
He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds.
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2 Samuel 22:51
Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.
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2 Peter 1:21
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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2 Samuel 22:2 - 3
He said, "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer.
2 Samuel 22:32
For who is God, but the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God?
2 Samuel 22:47
The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
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Exodus 18:21
Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
2 Chronicles 19:7
Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.
2 Chronicles 19:9
And he charged them: "Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart:
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Judges 5:31
So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might." And the land had rest for forty years.
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Hosea 6:5
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light.
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2 Samuel 7:15 - 16
But my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.
Psalms 89:29
I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
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2 Samuel 23:8 - 39
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.
1 Chronicles 11:11 - 47
This is an account of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.
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1 Chronicles 27:2 - 3
Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division in the first month; in his division were 24,000.
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1 Chronicles 27:4
Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division of the second month; in his division were 24,000.
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2 Samuel 23:28
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah.
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2 Samuel 23:33
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite.
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1 Samuel 22:1
David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.
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2 Samuel 5:18
Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
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1 Samuel 22:4 - 5
And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
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1 Samuel 13:23
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
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Leviticus 17:10
If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people.
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1 Chronicles 11:21
He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
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2 Samuel 8:18
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were priests.
2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites.
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Joshua 15:21
The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur.
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2 Samuel 2:18
And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle.
1 Chronicles 27:7
Asahel the brother of Joab was fourth, for the fourth month, and his son Zebadiah after him; in his division were 24,000.
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1 Chronicles 11:27
Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pelonite.
1 Chronicles 27:8
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were 24,000.
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2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.
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Joshua 21:18
Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands - four cities.
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2 Samuel 21:18
After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants.
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2 Samuel 23:9
And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.
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2 Kings 25:23
Now when all the captains and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah governor, they came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite.
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2 Samuel 23:28
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah.
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Joshua 18:28
Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath-jearim - fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to its clans.
Judges 19:14
So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
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Judges 12:13
After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
Judges 12:15
Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
1 Chronicles 27:14
Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah of Pirathon, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000.
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Joshua 24:30
And they buried him in his own inheritance at Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash.
Judges 2:9
And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash.
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2 Samuel 3:16
But her husband went with her, weeping after her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go, return." And he returned.
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2 Samuel 23:11
And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the Philistines.
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2 Samuel 10:6
When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob, 12,000 men.
2 Samuel 10:8
And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate, and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
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2 Samuel 11:3
And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
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2 Samuel 15:12
And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing.
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Joshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah.
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2 Samuel 8:3
David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates.
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2 Samuel 4:2
Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth ( for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin.
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2 Samuel 20:26
And Ira the Jairite was also David's priest.
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1 Chronicles 2:53
And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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2 Samuel 11:3
And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
2 Samuel 11:6
So David sent word to Joab, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." And Joab sent Uriah to David.
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