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2 Samuel 23 – King James Version (KJV)

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David's Last Song

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2Sa 23:1 - Now these^H428 be the last^H314 words^H1697 of David.^H1732 David^H1732 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 said,^H5002 and^H5002^➔ 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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2Sa 23:2 - The Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696 by me, and his word^H4405 was in^H5921 my tongue.^H3956

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2Sa 23:3 - The God^H430 of Israel^H3478 said,^H559 the Rock^H6697 of Israel^H3478 spake^H1696 to me,^H589 He that ruleth^H4910 over men^H120 must be just,^H6662 ruling^H4910 in the fear^H3374 of God.^H430

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2Sa 23:4 - And^H216^➔ 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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2Sa 23:5 - Although^H3588 my house^H1004 be not^H3808 so^H3651 with^H5973 God;^H410 yet^H3588 he hath made^H7760 with me^H589 an^H1285^➔ everlasting^H5769 covenant,^➔^H1285 ordered^H6186 in all^H3605 things, and sure:^H8104 for^H3588 this is all^H3605 my salvation,^H3468 and all^H3605 my desire,^H2656 although^H3588 he make^H6779^➔ it not^H3808 to grow.^➔^H6779

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2Sa 23:6 - But^H1100^➔ the sons of Belial^➔^H1100 shall be all of them^H3605 as thorns^H6975 thrust away,^H5074 because^H3588 they^H3947^➔ cannot^H3808 be taken^➔^H3947 with hands:^H3027

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2Sa 23:7 - 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^H784^➔ they shall be^H8313^➔ utterly^H8313 burned^➔^H8313 with fire^➔^H784 in the^H7675^➔ same place.^➔^H7675

His Mighty Men

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2Sa 23:8 - These^H428 be the names^H8034 of the mighty men^H1368 whom^H834 David had:^H1732 The Tachmonite^H8461 that sat^H3429 in the seat,^H3429 chief among^H7218 the captains;^H7991 the same^H1931 was Adino^H5722 the Eznite:^H6112 he lift up his spear against^H5921 eight^H8083 hundred,^H3967 whom he slew^H2491 at^H6471^➔ one^H259 time.^➔^H6471

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2Sa 23:9 - And after him^H310 was Eleazar^H499 the son^H1121 of Dodo^H1734 the Ahohite,^H266 one of the three^H7969 mighty men^H1368 with^H5973 David,^H1732 when they defied^H2778 the Philistines^H6430 that were^H622^➔ there^H8033 gathered together^➔^H622 to battle,^H4421 and^H5927^➔ the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 were gone away:^➔^H5927

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2Sa 23:10 - He^H1931 arose,^H6965 and smote^H5221 the Philistines^H6430 until^H5704 his hand^H3027 was weary,^H3021 and^H1692^➔ his hand^H3027 clave^➔^H1692 unto^H413 the sword:^H2719 and^H6213^➔ the LORD^H3068 wrought^➔^H6213 a^H8668^➔ great^H1419 victory^➔^H8668 that^H1931 day;^H3117 and the people^H5971 returned^H7725 after him^H310 only^H389 to spoil.^H6584

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2Sa 23:11 - And after him^H310 was Shammah^H8037 the son^H1121 of Agee^H89 the Hararite.^H2043 And^H622^➔ the Philistines^H6430 were gathered together^➔^H622 into a troop,^H2416 where^H8033 was^H1961 a piece^H2513 of ground^H7704 full^H4395 of lentiles:^H5742 and the people^H5971 fled^H5127 from^H6440 the Philistines.^H6430

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2Sa 23:12 - But he stood^H3320 in the midst^H8432 of the ground,^H2513 and defended it,^H5337 and slew^H5221 the Philistines:^H6430 and^H6213^➔ the LORD^H3068 wrought^➔^H6213 a^H8668^➔ great^H1419 victory.^➔^H8668

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2Sa 23:13 - And^H3381^➔ three^H7969 of the thirty^H7970 chief^H7218 went down,^➔^H3381 and came^H935 to^H413 David^H1732 in^H413 the harvest time^H7105 unto^H413 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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2Sa 23:14 - And David^H1732 was then^H227 in an hold,^H4686 and the garrison^H4673 of the Philistines^H6430 was then^H227 in Bethlehem.^H1035

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2Sa 23:15 - And^H183^➔ David^H1732 longed,^➔^H183 and said,^H559 Oh^H4310 that one would give me drink^H8248 of the water^H4325 of the well^H877 of Bethlehem,^H1035^H1035 which^H834 is by the gate!^H8179

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2Sa 23:16 - And^H1234^➔ the^H1368^➔ three^H7969 mighty men^➔^H1368 brake through^➔^H1234 the host^H4264 of the Philistines,^H6430 and drew^H7579 water^H4325 out of the well^H877 of Bethlehem,^H1035^H1035 that^H834 was by the gate,^H8179 and took^H5375 it, and brought^H935 it to^H413 David:^H1732 nevertheless^H3808^➔ he would^H14 not^➔^H3808 drink thereof,^H8354 but poured^H5258^➔ it^H853 out^➔^H5258 unto the LORD.^H3068

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2Sa 23:17 - And he said,^H559 Be it far^H2486 from me, O LORD,^H3068 that I should do^H6213 this:^H2063 is not this the blood^H1818 of the men^H376 that went^H1980 in jeopardy of their lives?^H5315 therefore^H3808^➔ he would^H14 not^➔^H3808 drink it.^H8354 These things^H428 did^H6213 these^H1368^➔ three^H7969 mighty men.^➔^H1368

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2Sa 23:18 - And Abishai,^H52 the brother^H251 of Joab,^H3097 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah,^H6870 was^H1931 chief^H7218 among three.^H7969 And he^H1931 lifted up^H5782 his spear^H2595 against^H5921 three^H7969 hundred,^H3967 and slew^H2491 them, and had the name^H8034 among three.^H7969

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2Sa 23:19 - Was he^H3513^➔ not^H3588 most honourable^➔^H3513 of^H4480 three?^H7969 therefore he was^H1961 their captain:^H8269 howbeit^H5704^➔ he attained^H935 not^H3808 unto^➔^H5704 the first three.^H7969

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2Sa 23:20 - And Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada,^H3077 the son^H1121 of a valiant man,^H376^H2428 of Kabzeel,^H6909 who had done many^H7227 acts,^H6467 he^H1931 slew^H5221 two^H8147 lionlike men^H739 of Moab:^H4124 he^H1931^➔ went down^H3381 also^➔^H1931 and slew^H5221 a lion^H738 in the midst^H8432 of a pit^H953 in time^H3117 of snow:^H7950

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2Sa 23:21 - And he^H1931 slew^H5221 an Egyptian,^H4713 a^H376^➔ goodly^H4758 man:^➔^H376 and^H3027^➔ the Egyptian^H4713 had a spear^H2595 in his hand;^➔^H3027 but he went down^H3381 to him^H413 with a staff,^H7626 and plucked^H1497 the spear^H2595 out of^H3027^➔ the Egyptian's^H4713 hand,^➔^H3027 and slew him^H2026 with his own spear.^H2595

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2Sa 23:22 - These^H428 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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2Sa 23:23 - He was more honourable^H3513 than^H4480 the thirty,^H7970 but^H413^➔ he attained^H935 not^H3808 to^➔^H413 the first three.^H7969 And^H7760^➔ David^H1732 set him^➔^H7760 over^H413 his guard.^H4928

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2Sa 23:24 - Asahel^H6214^H6214 the brother^H251 of Joab^H3097 was one of the thirty;^H7970 Elhanan^H445 the son^H1121 of Dodo^H1734 of Bethlehem,^H1035

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2Sa 23:25 - Shammah^H8048 the Harodite,^H2733 Elika^H470 the Harodite,^H2733

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2Sa 23:26 - Helez^H2503 the Paltite,^H6407 Ira^H5896 the son^H1121 of Ikkesh^H6142 the Tekoite,^H8621

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2Sa 23:27 - Abiezer^H44 the Anethothite,^H6069 Mebunnai^H4012 the Hushathite,^H2843

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2Sa 23:28 - Zalmon^H6756 the Ahohite,^H266 Maharai^H4121 the Netophathite,^H5200

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2Sa 23:29 - Heleb^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

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2Sa 23:30 - Benaiah^H1141 the Pirathonite,^H6553 Hiddai^H1914 of the brooks^H5158 of Gaash,^H1608

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2Sa 23:31 - Abialbon^H45^H45 the Arbathite,^H6164 Azmaveth^H5820 the Barhumite,^H1273

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2Sa 23:32 - Eliahba^H455 the Shaalbonite,^H8170 of the sons^H1121 of Jashen,^H3464 Jonathan,^H3083

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2Sa 23:33 - Shammah^H8048 the Hararite,^H2043 Ahiam^H279 the son^H1121 of Sharar^H8325 the Hararite,^H2043

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2Sa 23:34 - Eliphelet^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

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2Sa 23:35 - Hezrai^H2695 the Carmelite,^H3761 Paarai^H6474 the Arbite,^H701

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2Sa 23:36 - Igal^H3008 the son^H1121 of Nathan^H5416 of Zobah,^H6678 Bani^H1137 the Gadite,^H1425

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2Sa 23:37 - Zelek^H6768 the Ammonite,^H5984 Naharai^H5171 the Beerothite,^H886 armourbearer^H5375^H3627 to Joab^H3097 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah,^H6870

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2Sa 23:38 - Ira^H5896 an Ithrite,^H3505 Gareb^H1619 an Ithrite,^H3505

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2Sa 23:39 - Uriah^H223 the Hittite:^H2850 thirty^H7970 and seven^H7651 in all.^H3605

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