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		2 Sam 23:1 Now 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,
		2 Sam 23:2 "The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
		2 Sam 23:3 "The God of Israel, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,
		2 Sam 23:4 Is like the morning light when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the fresh grass springs out of the earth Through sunshine after rain.'
		2 Sam 23:5 "Truly is not my house so [blessed] with God? For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, Ordered in all things, and secured. For will He not cause to grow and prosper All my salvation and my every wish? Will He not make it grow and prosper?
		2 Sam 23:6 "But the wicked and worthless are all to be thrown away like thorns, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;
		2 Sam 23:7 "But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they are utterly burned and consumed by fire in their place."
		2 Sam 23:8 ¶ These are the names of the mighty men (warriors) whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains, also called Adino the Eznite (spear) because of the eight hundred men killed [by him] at one time. [1 Chr 11:11]
		2 Sam 23:9 Next to him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of Ahohi. 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.
		2 Sam 23:10 Eleazar stood up and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to the sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day; the people returned after him only to take the spoil [of the slain].
		2 Sam 23:11 ¶ Next to Eleazar was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. 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.
		2 Sam 23:12 But he took his stand in the center of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines; and the LORD brought about a great victory.
		2 Sam 23:13 ¶ Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David at harvest time in the cave of Adullam, while an army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
		2 Sam 23:14 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
		2 Sam 23:15 And 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!"
		2 Sam 23:16 So 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 poured it out [in worship] to the LORD.
		2 Sam 23:17 And he said, "Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should drink this. [Is it not the same as] 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.
		2 Sam 23:18 ¶ Now Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah was chief of the thirty. He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and gained a reputation beside the three.
		2 Sam 23:19 He was the most honored of the thirty, so he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the [greatness of the] three.
		2 Sam 23:20 ¶ Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, 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.
		2 Sam 23:21 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.
		2 Sam 23:22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and gained a reputation beside the three mighty men.
		2 Sam 23:23 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the [greatness of the] three. David appointed him over his guard.
		2 Sam 23:24 ¶ Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; then Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
		2 Sam 23:25 Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,
		2 Sam 23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa,
		2 Sam 23:27 Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
		2 Sam 23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah,
		2 Sam 23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah of Netophah, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the Benjamites,
		2 Sam 23:30 Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
		2 Sam 23:31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
		2 Sam 23:32 Eliahba of Shaalbon, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
		2 Sam 23:33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
		2 Sam 23:34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the son of Maacah, Eliam the son of Ahithophel of Giloh,
		2 Sam 23:35 Hezro (Hezrai) of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite,
		2 Sam 23:36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
		2 Sam 23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
		2 Sam 23:38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
		2 Sam 23:39 Uriah the Hittite--thirty-seven in all.

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