1Now these are the last words of David . David the son of Jesse saith , And the man who was raised on high saith , The anointed of the God of Jacob , And the sweet psalmist of Israel : 2The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me , And his word was upon my tongue . 3The God of Israel said , The Rock of Israel spake to me : One that ruleth over men righteously , That ruleth in the fear of God , 4He shall be as the light of the morning , when the sun riseth , A morning without clouds , When the tender grass springeth out of the earth , Through clear shining after rain . 5Verily my house is not so with God ; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant , Ordered in all things , and sure : For it is all my salvation , and all my desire , Although he maketh it not to grow . 6But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away , Because they cannot be taken with the hand ; 7But 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 .
David's Mighty Men
8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had : Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite , chief of the captains ; the same was Adino the Eznite , against eight hundred slain at one time . 9And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David , when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle , and the men of Israel were gone away . 10He arose , and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary , and his hand clave unto the sword ; and Jehovah wrought a great victory that day ; and the people returned after him only to take spoil . 11And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite . 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 . 12But he stood in the midst of the plot , and defended it , and slew the Philistines ; and Jehovah wrought a great victory . 13And three of the thirty chief men went down , and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam ; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim . 14And David was then in the stronghold ; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem . 15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem , which is by the gate ! 16And the three mighty men brake 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 Jehovah . 17And he said, Be it far from me , O Jehovah , 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 . 18And 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 . 19Was he not most honorable of the three ? therefore he was made their captain : howbeit he attained not unto the first three . 20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada , the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel , who had done mighty deeds , he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab : he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow . 21And 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 . 22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada , and had a name among the three mighty men . 23He was more honorable than the thirty , but he attained not to the first three . And David set him over his guard . 24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty ; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem , 25Shammah the Harodite , Elika the Harodite , 26Helez the Paltite , Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite , 27Abiezer the Anathothite , Mebunnai the Hushathite , 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite , 29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite , Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin , 30Benaiah a Pirathonite , Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash . 31Abi-albon the Arbathite , Azmaveth the Barhumite , 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite , the sons of Jashen , Jonathan , 33Shammah the Hararite , Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite , 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite , Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite , 35Hezro the Carmelite , Paarai the Arbite, 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah , Bani the Gadite , 37Zelek the Ammonite , Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah , 38Ira the Ithrite , Gareb the Ithrite , 39Uriah the Hittite : thirty and seven in all .