David’s Last Song 1 ULT Now these{ are} the last words of David. An oracle of David the son of Jesse, and an oracle of the man raised{ to} height, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the delightful{ one} of the songs 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 ULT “The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me, and his word{ was} on my tongue. BSB BSB: The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
3 ULT The God of Israel spoke to me, the Rock of Israel said,‘A righteous one ruling over man{ is} ruling{ in} the fear of God, 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 ULT and{ is} like the light of morning,{ when} the sun rises, a morning{ with} no clouds,{ like} grass from the earth from brightness after rain.’ 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 ULT For{ is} not my house thus with God? For he has made a covenant with me forever, ordered in everything and secured. For all my salvation and every desire, surely will he not make{ it} sprout? 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 ULT But the wicked, all of them,{ will be} like a thorn thrown away because they do not take in the hand. BSB BSB: But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
7 ULT But the man{ who} touches them will be filled{ with} iron or the wood of a spear. And burning, they will be burned in the fire in place.” 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 ULT These{ are} the names of the warriors who{ were} to David. Josheb Basshebeth the Tahchemonite{ was} the head of the Three. He was lifting his spear against 800, slain at one time. 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 ULT And after him{ was} Eleazar the son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi, among the three warriors with David. When they taunted the Philistines, they had gathered themselves there for battle, 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 ULT he, he arose and struck the Philistines until his hand tired and his hand clung to the sword. And Yahweh did great salvation on that day, and the people returned after him only to plunder. 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 ULT And after him{ was} Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite. Now the Philistines gathered themselves to Lehi, and a portion of the field there was full{ of} lentils, and the people fled from the face of 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 ULT But he stationed himself in the midst of the portion, and he delivered it, and he struck the Philistines. And Yahweh did great salvation. 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 ULT And three from the head Thirty went down, and they came to the harvest, to David, to the cave of Adullam. And a troop of Philistines was camping in the Valley of the Raphaites. 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 ULT And David{ was} then in the stronghold, and a garrison of the Philistines{ was} then{ in} Bethlehem. BSB BSB: At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
15 ULT And David desired, and he said,“Who will give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that{ is} at the gate?” 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 ULT And the three warriors broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem that{ is} at the gate. And they carried{ it} away and brought{ it} to David. But he was not willing to drink it, and he poured it out to Yahweh. 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 ULT And he said,“Profane to me, Yahweh, from my doing this, the blood of the men having gone with their lives!” And he was not willing to drink it. These{ things} the three warriors did. 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 ULT And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, he{ was} the head of the three, and he was lifting his spear against 300, slain. And to him{ was} a name among the 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 ULT { Is it not} that he was the most honored of the three? And he became to them a commander. But he did not come to the 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 ULT And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada,{ was} a son of a man of valor, many deeds, from Kabzeel. He, he struck the two Ariel of Moab. And he, he went down and struck a lion in the midst of the pit on a day of snow. 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 ULT And he himself struck a man of Egypt, a man of appearance. Now in the hand of the Egyptian{ was} a spear, and he went down against him with a staff. But he seized the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and he killed him with his 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 ULT These{ things}, Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada did. And to him{ was} a name among the three warriors. BSB BSB: These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.
23 ULT More than the Thirty, he was honored, but to the Three, he did not come. And David put him to his bodyguard. 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 ULT Asahel the brother of Joab{ was} among the Thirty; Elhanan, the son of Dodo{ of} Bethlehem; BSB BSB: Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 ULT Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite; BSB BSB: Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 ULT Helez the Paltite; Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; BSB BSB: Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 ULT Abiezer the Anathothite; Mebunnai the Hushathite; BSB BSB: Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 ULT Zalmon the Ahohite; Maharai the Netophathite; BSB BSB: Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 ULT Heleb, the son of Baanah the Netophathite; Ithai, the son of Ribai from Gibeah of Benjamin; BSB BSB: Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
30 ULT Benaiah the Pirathonite; Hiddai of the wadis of Gaash; BSB BSB: Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
31 ULT Abi Albon the Arbathite; Azmaveth the Barhumite; BSB BSB: Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32 ULT Eliahba the Shaalbonite; the sons of Jashen, Jonathan; BSB BSB: Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
33 ULT Shammah the Hararite; Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite; BSB BSB: son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 ULT Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite; Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite; BSB BSB: Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 ULT Hezro the Carmelite; Paarai the Arbite; BSB BSB: Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 ULT Igal, the son of Nathan from Zobah; Bani the Gadite; BSB BSB: Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 ULT Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Beerothite, the carrier of the equipment of Joab, the son of Zeruiah; BSB BSB: Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
38 ULT Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite; BSB BSB: Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 ULT Uriah the Hittite;{ in} all, 37. BSB BSB: and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
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