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Chapter 23 Now these be the last words of
David.

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David the son of Jesse said, And the man
who was raised up on high, the anointed of

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the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist
of Israel said, The Spirit of the Lord

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spake by me, and his word was in my
tongue.

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The God of Israel said, The rock of Israel
spake to me.

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He that ruleth over men must be just,
ruling in the fear of God.

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And he shall be as the light of the
morning, when the sun riseth, even a

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morning without clouds as the tender grass
springing out of the earth by clear

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shining after rain.

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Although my house be not so with God,
yet he hath made with me an everlasting

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covenant, ordered in all things,
and sure, for this is all my salvation and

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all my desire, although he make it not to
grow.

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But the sons of Belial shall be all of
them as thorns thrust away, because they

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cannot be taken with hands.

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But the man that shall touch them must be
fenced with iron and the staff of his

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spear, and they shall be utterly burned
with fire in the same place.

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These be the names of the mighty man whom
David had, the Tacmanite that sat in the

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seat, chief among the captains.

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The same was Adano, the Esnite.

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He lift up his spear against 800,
whom he slew at one time.

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And after him was Eliezer, the son of
Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty

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men with David, when they defied the
Philistines that were there gathered

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together to battle, and the men of Israel
were gone away.

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He arose and smote the Philistines until
his hand was weary, and his hand clave

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under the sword, and the Lord wrought a
great victory that day, and the people

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returned after him only to spoil.

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And after him was Shammah, the son of Agi,
the Herorite, and the Philistines were

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gathered together into a troop,
where was a piece of ground full of

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lentils, and the people fled from the
Philistines.

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But he stood in the midst of the ground
and defended it, and slew the Philistines,

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and the Lord wrought a great victory.

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And three of the thirty chief went down
and came to David in the harvest time

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under the cave of Adullam, and the troop
of the Philistines pitched in the valley

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of Rephaim.

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And David was then in an hold,
and the garrison of the Philistines was

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then in Bethlehem.

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And David longed and said, Oh,
that one would give me drink of the water

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of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the
gate.

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And the three mighty men break through the
host of the Philistines and drew water out

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of the well of Bethlehem that was by the
gate, and took it and brought it to David.

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Nevertheless he would not drink thereof,
but poured it out unto the Lord.

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And he said, Be it far from me,
O Lord, that I should do this.

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Is not this the blood of the men that went
in jeopardy of their lives?

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Therefore he would not drink it.

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These things did these three mighty men.

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And Abishai the brother of Joab,
the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three.

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And he lifted up his spear against three
hundred and slew them, and had the name

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among three.

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Was he not most honorable of three?

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Therefore he was their captain,
howbeit he attained not unto the first

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three.

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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
the son of a valiant man of Kabziel,

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who had done many acts, he slew two
lion-like men of Moab.

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He went down also and slew a lion in the
midst of a pit in time of snow.

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And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man.

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And the Egyptian had a spear in his hand,
but he went down to him with a staff and

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plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's
hand, and slew him with his own spear.

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These things did Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada, and had the name among three

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mighty men.

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He was more honorable than the thirty,
but he attained not to the first three.

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And David set him over his guard.

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Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the
thirty, Elhanan the son of Dodo of

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Bethlehem, Shammah the Herodite,
Elika the Herodite, Heliz the Paltite,

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Ira the son of Ichish the Tekhoite,
Abiezer the Anethethite, Mabunai the

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Hushethite, Zalman the Ahohite,
Meharai the Natophethite, Helib the son of

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Baena, a Natophethite, Ittai the son of
Ribai out of Gibeah, of the children of

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Benjamin, Benaiah the Perithonite,
Hittai of the brooks of Geash,

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Abahalban the Arbethite, Asmaveth the
Barhumite, Eliabah the Shealbanite,

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of the sons of Jason, Jonathan,
Shammah the Herorite, Ahaiam the son of

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Sherar the Herorite, Eliphelet the son of
Ahazbi, the son of the Maokethite,

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Eliam the son of Ahithophel, the
Gileonite, Hezri the Carmelite,

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Peirai the Arbite, Igal the son of Nathan
of Zoba, Bainai the Gadite, Zelic the

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Ammonite, Nehari the Beerethite,
armor-bearer to Joab, the son of Zeruiah,

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Ira an Ithrite, Gerab an Ithrite,
Uriah the Hittite.

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Thirty and seven in all.