David’s Last Song 1 Brenton And these are the last words of David. Faithful is David the son of Jessæ, and faithful the man whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the God of Jacob, and beautiful are the psalms of Israel. BSB BSB: These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2 Brenton The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word was upon my tongue. BSB BSB: The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
3 Brenton The God of Israel says, A watchman out of Israel spoke to me a parable: I said among men, How will ye strengthen the fear of the anointed? BSB BSB: The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
4 Brenton And in the morning light of God, let the sun arise in the morning, from the light of which the Lord passed on, and as it were from the rain of the tender grass upon the earth. BSB BSB: is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
5 Brenton For my house is not so with the Mighty One: for he has made an everlasting covenant with me, ready, guarded at every time; for all my salvation and all my desire is , that the wicked should not flourish. BSB BSB: Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
6 Brenton All these are as a thorn thrust forth, for they shall not be taken with the hand, BSB BSB: But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
7 Brenton and a man shall not labour among them; and one shall have that which is fully armed with iron, and the staff of a spear, and he shall burn them with fire, and they shall be burnt in their shame. BSB BSB: The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
David’s Mighty Men (1 Chronicles 11:10–47)
8 Brenton These are the names of the mighty men of David: Jebosthe the Chananite is a captain of the third part : Adinon the Asonite, he drew his sword against eight hundred soldiers at once. BSB BSB: These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
9 Brenton And after him Eleanan the son of his uncle, son of Dudi who was among the three mighty men with David; and when he defied the Philistines they were gathered there to war, and the men of Israel went up. BSB BSB: Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
10 Brenton He arose and smote the Philistines, until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword: and the Lord wrought a great salvation in that day, and the people rested behind him only to strip the slain . BSB BSB: but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
11 Brenton And after him Samaia the son of Asa the Arachite: and the Philistines were gathered to Theria; and there was there a portion of ground full of lentiles; and the people fled before the Philistines. BSB BSB: And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
12 Brenton And he stood firm in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and smote the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance. BSB BSB: But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
13 Brenton And three out of the thirty went down, and came to Cason to David, to the cave of Odollam; and there was an army of the Philistines, and they encamped in the valley of Raphain. BSB BSB: At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 Brenton And David was then in the strong hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem. BSB BSB: At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
15 Brenton And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem. BSB BSB: David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
16 Brenton And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem in the gate: and they took it, and brought it to David, and he would not drink it, but poured it out before the Lord. BSB BSB: So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
17 Brenton And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do this, that I should drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives: and he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. BSB BSB: saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
18 Brenton And Abessa the brother of Joab the son of Saruia, he was chief among the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew; and he had a name among three. BSB BSB: Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
19 Brenton Of those three he was most honourable, and he became a chief over them, but he reached not to the first three. BSB BSB: Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
20 Brenton And Banæas the son of Jodae, he was abundant in mighty deeds, from Cabeseel, and he smote the two sons of Ariel of Moab: and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. BSB BSB: And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
21 Brenton He smote an Egyptian, a wonderful man, and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear as the side of a ladder; and he went down to him with a staff, and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. BSB BSB: He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
22 Brenton These things did Banæas the son of Jodae, and he had a name among the three mighty men. BSB BSB: These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.
23 Brenton He was honourable among the second three, but he reached not to the first three: and David made him his reporter. And these are the names of king David's mighty men. BSB BSB: He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
24 Brenton Asael Joab's brother; he was among the thirty. Eleanan son of Dudi his uncle in Bethleem. BSB BSB: Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Brenton Sæma the Rudæan. BSB BSB: Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Brenton Selles the Kelothite: Iras the son of Isca the Thecoite. BSB BSB: Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 Brenton Abiezer the Anothite, of the sons of the Anothite. BSB BSB: Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 Brenton Ellon the Aoite; Noëre the Netophatite. BSB BSB: Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 Brenton Esthai the son of Riba of Gabaeth, son of Benjamin the Ephrathite; Asmoth the Bardiamite; Emasu the Salabonite: BSB BSB: Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
32 Brenton the sons of Asan, Jonathan; BSB BSB: Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
33 Brenton Samnan the Arodite; Amnan the son of Arai the Saraurite. BSB BSB: son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 Brenton Aliphaleth the son of Asbites, the son of the Machachachite; Eliab the son of Achitophel the Gelonite. BSB BSB: Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Brenton Asarai the Carmelite the son of Uræoerchi. BSB BSB: Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 Brenton Gaal the son of Nathana. The son of much valour, the son of Galaaddi. BSB BSB: Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Brenton Elie the Ammanite. Adroi of the brooks. Gadabiel son of the Arabothæite. Gelore the Bethorite, armour-bearer to Joab, son of Saruia. BSB BSB: Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
38 Brenton Iras the Ethirite. Gerab the Ethenite. BSB BSB: Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 Brenton Urias the Chettite: thirty-seven in all. BSB BSB: and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
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