1 GLT And these{ are} the words of David, the last ones:“An oracle of David the son of Jesse, and an oracle of the mighty man who was exalted highly, the anointed one of the God of Jacob, and the pleasant 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 GLT “The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me, and his speech{ was} on my tongue. BSB BSB: The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
3 GLT The God of Israel said; to me, the Rock of Israel spoke:‘The one who rules over humanity righteously, who rules{ with} 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 GLT and like the light of morning, the sun rises; a morning— no clouds; from brightness, from rain, grass from 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 GLT “For{ is} not thus my house with God? For he has put a perpetual covenant to me, ordered in everything and guarded. For all my salvation and every desire, surely, does 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 GLT But the worthless are like a thorn, being dissipated— all of them, because not in the hand do they take. BSB BSB: But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
7 GLT And a man touches them; he will be filled{ with} iron or the wood of a spear. And in the fire they are completely burned in the seat.” 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.”
8 GLT These{ are} the names of the mighty men who{ belonged} to David: Josheb- basshebeth the Tahchemonite{ was} the head of the Three. He was wielding 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 GLT And after him{ was} Eleazar the son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. Among the three mighty men with David, when they taunted the Philistines— they were gathered there for 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 GLT He himself got up, and he struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And Yahweh did a great victory 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 GLT And after him{ was} Shammah the son of Agee, the Hararite. And the Philistines gathered to Lehi, and it happened— there{ was} a portion of the field 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 GLT And he stood in the midst of the portion, and he delivered it, and he struck the Philistines. And Yahweh did a great victory. 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 GLT And the Three of the 30 heads went down, and they came to the harvest, to David, to the cave of Adullam. And the troop of the Philistines was camping in the Valley of the Rephaim. 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 GLT And David{ was} then in the stronghold, and the 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 GLT And David craved, and he said,“Who will give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which{ 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 GLT And the three mighty men cleaved the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which{ is} at the gate. And they lifted{ it}, and they 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 GLT And he said,“Far be it for me, Yahweh, from my doing this— the blood of the men who went with their lives.” And he was not willing to drink it. These{ things} the three mighty men 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 GLT And Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah— he{ was} the head of the Three, and he was swinging his spear against 300, slain. And to him{ belonged} 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 GLT More than the Three,{ is it} that he was honored? And he became to them a captain. But as far as the Three, he did not come. 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 GLT And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada{ was} a son of a man of military prowess— many deeds— from Kabzeel. He himself struck the Two of Ariel of Moab, and he himself went down, and he struck the 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 GLT And he himself struck a man of Egypt, a man of appearance, and in the hand of the Egyptian{ was} a spear, and he went down against him with a staff. And 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 GLT These{ things} Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did. And to him{ belonged} 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 GLT 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 GLT 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 GLT Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, BSB BSB: Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 GLT Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, BSB BSB: Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 GLT Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, BSB BSB: Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 GLT Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, BSB BSB: Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 GLT 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 GLT Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the streams of Gaash, BSB BSB: Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
31 GLT Abi- Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, BSB BSB: Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32 GLT Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, BSB BSB: Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
33 GLT Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, BSB BSB: son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 GLT 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 GLT Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, BSB BSB: Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 GLT Igal the son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite, BSB BSB: Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 GLT Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the one who lifted the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah, BSB BSB: Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
38 GLT Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, BSB BSB: Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 GLT Uriah the Hittite— all, 37. BSB BSB: and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
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