Now these are the last words of David.David the son of Jesse declares,The ^aman who was raised on high declares,^bThe anointed of the God of Jacob,And the sweet psalmist of Israel,

8 ^aThese are the names of the mighty men (warriors) whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, chief of the ¹captains, also called Adino the Eznite (spear) because of the ²eight hundred men killed by him at one time. 1+@Chr 11:11 9 Next to him was Eleazar the son of ^aDodo the son of ^bAhohi. He was one of the three mighty men with David when they taunted and defied the Philistines assembled there for battle, and the men of Israel had gone. 10 ^aEleazar stood up and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to the sword. ^bThe LORD brought about a great victory that day; the people returned after him only to take the spoil of the slain.

11 Next to Eleazar was Shammah the son of Agee the ^aHararite. The Philistines were gathered into an army where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people of Israel fled from the Philistines. 12 But he took his stand in the center of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines; and ^athe LORD brought about a great victory.

13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David at harvest time in the ^acave of Adullam, while an army of Philistines was encamped in ^bthe Valley of Rephaim. 14 David was then ^ain the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15 And ^aDavid had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” 16 ^aSo the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate, and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink it, but ^bpoured it out in worship to the LORD. 17 And he said, “Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should drink this. Is it not the same as ^athe blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he would not drink it. These things the ¹three mighty men did.

18 Now ^aAbishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah was ^bchief of the ¹thirty. He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and gained a reputation beside the three. 19 He was the most honored of the thirty, so he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the greatness of the three.

20 Then ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of ^bKabzeel, who had done many notable acts, killed two famous warriors of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day. 21 And he killed an Egyptian, an impressive and handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed the man with his own spear. 22 These things ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and gained a reputation beside the three mighty men. 23 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the greatness of the three. David appointed him over his guard.

24 ^aAsahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; then Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 25 ^aShammah of ^bHarod, Elika of Harod, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of ^aTekoa, 27 Abiezer of ^aAnathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of ^aNetophah, 29 ^aHeleb the son of Baanah of Netophah, Ittai the son of Ribai of ^bGibeah of the Benjamites, 30 Benaiah of ^aPirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of ^bGaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the ^aBarhumite, 32 Eliahba of ^aShaalbon, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 ^aShammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the son of ^aMaacah, ^bEliam the son of ^cAhithophel of Giloh, 35 ^aHezro (Hezrai) of ^bCarmel, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of ^aZobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of ^aBeeroth, armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira the ^aIthrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 39 ^aUriah the Hittite—thirty-seven in all.

Now these are the last words of David.David the son of Jesse declares,^aThe man who was raised on high declares,^bThe anointed of the God of Jacob,And the sweet psalmist of Israel,

8 ^aThese are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the ¹captains, he was called Adino the Eznite, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time; 9 and after him was Eleazar the son of ^aDodo the ^bson of Ahohi, one of the three mighty men with David when they ¹reproached the Philistines who were gathered together there to battle and the men of Israel had gone up to retreat. 10 ^aHe arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and ¹clung to the sword, and ^bYahweh brought about a great salvation that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain.

11 Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a ^aHararite. And the Philistines were gathered ¹into a troop where there was a portion of the field full of lentils; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 12 But he took his stand in the midst of that portion and delivered it and struck down the Philistines. So ^aYahweh brought about a great salvation.

13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the ^acave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in ^bthe valley of Rephaim. 14 And David was then ^ain the fortress, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15 ^aThen David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” 16 ^aSo 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 carried it and brought it to David. Nevertheless, he was not willing to drink it, but ^bpoured it out to Yahweh; 17 and he said, “Be it far from me, O Yahweh, that I should do this. ^aShall I drink the blood of the men who went ¹at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

18 ^aNow Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was ^bchief of the ¹thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred ²who were slain by him; and he had a name as well as the three. 19 Of the thirty he was most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.

20 Then ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of ^bKabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck down the ¹two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. 21 He had also struck down an Egyptian, ¹an impressive man. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear, 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. 22 These things ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men. 23 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard.

24 ^aAsahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 25 ^aShammah the ^bHarodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the ^aTekoite, 27 Abiezer the ^aAnathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the ^aNetophathite, 29 ^aHeleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of ^bGibeah of the sons of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah a ^aPirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of ^bGaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the ^aBarhumite, 32 Eliahba the ^aShaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 ^aShammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of ^athe Maacathite, ^bEliam the son of ^cAhithophel the Gilonite, 35 ^aHezro the ^bCarmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of ^aZobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the ^aBeerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira the ^aIthrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 39 ^aUriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.

Now these are the last words of David.David the son of Jesse declares,^aThe man who was raised on high,^bThe anointed of the God of JacobAnd the sweet psalmist of Israel, declares,

8 ^aThese are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, chief of the ¹captains; he was called Adino the Eznite because of eight hundred who were killed by him at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of ^aDodo the ^bAhohite, 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 ¹withdrawn. 10 ^aHe rose up and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and ¹it clung to the sword, and ^bthe LORD brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder the dead.

11 Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee, a ^aHararite. And the Philistines were gathered ¹into an army where there was a plot of land full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines. 12 But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it, and struck the Philistines; and ^athe LORD brought about a great victory.

13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David at harvest time to the ^acave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camping in ^bthe Valley of Rephaim. 14 David was then ^ain the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15 And ^aDavid had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!” 16 ^aSo the three mighty men forced their way into the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and carried it and brought it to David. Yet he would not drink it, but ^bpoured it out as an offering to the LORD; 17 and he said, “Far be it from me, LORD, that I would do this! ^aShould I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

18 Now ^aAbishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was ^bchief of the ¹thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred ²and killed them, and had a name ³as well as the three. 19 He was the most honored among the thirty, so he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the reputation of the three.

20 Then ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of ^bKabzeel, who had done great deeds, ¹killed the ²two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day. 21 And he ¹killed an Egyptian, ²an 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. 22 These things ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name ¹as well as the three mighty men. 23 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain the reputation of the three. And David appointed him over his bodyguard.

24 ^aAsahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; and there was Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 25 ^aShammah the ^bHarodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the ^aTekoite, 27 Abiezer the ^aAnathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the ^aNetophathite, 29 ^aHeleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of ^bGibeah of the sons of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah a ^aPirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of ^bGaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the ^aBarhumite, 32 Eliahba the ^aShaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 ^aShammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of ^athe Maacathite, ^bEliam the son of ^cAhithophel the Gilonite, 35 ^aHezro the ^bCarmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of ^aZobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the ^aBeerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira the ^aIthrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 39 and ^aUriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.

Now these are the last words of David.David the son of Jesse declares,^aThe man who was raised on high declares,^bThe anointed of the God of Jacob,And the sweet psalmist of Israel,

8 ^aThese are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the ¹captains, he was called Adino the Eznite, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time; 9 and after him was Eleazar the son of ^aDodo the ^bAhohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they ¹defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had ²withdrawn. 10 ^aHe arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and ¹clung to the sword, and ^bthe LORD brought about a great ²victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain.

11 Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a ^aHararite. And the Philistines were gathered ¹into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines. 12 But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and ^athe LORD brought about a great ¹victory.

13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the ^acave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in ^bthe valley of Rephaim. 14 David was then ^ain the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15 ^aDavid had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!” 16 ^aSo 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 ^bpoured it out to the LORD; 17 and he said, “Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this. ^aShall 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.

18 ^aAbishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was ^bchief of the ¹thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred ²and killed them, and had a name as well as the three. 19 He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.

20 Then ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of ^bKabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, ¹killed the ²two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day. 21 He ¹killed an Egyptian, ²an 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. 22 These things ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men. 23 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard.

24 ^aAsahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 25 ^aShammah the ^bHarodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the ^aTekoite, 27 Abiezer the ^aAnathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the ^aNetophathite, 29 ^aHeleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of ^bGibeah of the sons of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah a ^aPirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of ^bGaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the ^aBarhumite, 32 Eliahba the ^aShaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 ^aShammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of ^athe Maacathite, ^bEliam the son of ^cAhithophel the Gilonite, 35 ^aHezro the ^bCarmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of ^aZobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the ^aBeerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira the ^aIthrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 39 ^aUriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.