2 Samuel 23

1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:Cross-references: Gen 49:1 · Deut 33:1 · Josh 23:1 · 1Sam 2:10 · 1Sam 16:12 · 2Sam 7:8 · +14 more

2“Yahweh’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.Cross-references: Matt 22:43 · Mark 12:36 · Acts 2:25 · Heb 3:7 · 2Pet 1:21

3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,Cross-references: Gen 33:20 · Ex 3:15 · Ex 18:21 · Ex 19:5 · Ex 20:2 · Ex 23:6 · +17 more

4shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’Cross-references: Deut 32:2 · Judg 5:31 · Ps 72:6 · Ps 89:36 · Ps 110:3 · Prov 4:18 · +10 more

5Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation and all my desire. Won’t he make it grow?Cross-references: 1Sam 2:35 · 1Sam 25:28 · 2Sam 7:14 · 2Sam 7:18 · 2Sam 12:10 · 2Sam 13:14 · +30 more

6But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.Cross-references: Gen 3:18 · Deut 13:13 · 1Sam 2:12 · 2Sam 20:1 · Song 2:2 · Isa 33:12 · +2 more

7The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”Cross-references: 2Sam 22:8 · Isa 27:4 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 13:42 · Luke 19:14 · Luke 19:27 · +4 more

8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite, who killed eight hundred at one time.Cross-references: 1Chr 11:11 · 1Chr 27:2 · 1Chr 27:32

9After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.Cross-references: Num 23:7 · 1Sam 17:10 · 1Sam 17:26 · 1Sam 17:36 · 1Sam 17:45 · 1Chr 8:4 · +5 more

10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.Cross-references: Josh 10:10 · Josh 10:42 · Josh 11:8 · Judg 15:14 · Judg 15:18 · 1Sam 11:13 · +11 more

11After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.Cross-references: 2Sam 23:33 · 1Chr 11:13 · 1Chr 11:27

12But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.Cross-references: 2Sam 23:10 · Ps 3:8 · Ps 44:2 · Prov 21:31

13Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.Cross-references: Josh 12:15 · Josh 15:35 · 1Sam 22:1 · 2Sam 5:18 · 2Sam 5:22 · 1Chr 11:15 · +3 more

14David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.Cross-references: 1Sam 10:5 · 1Sam 13:4 · 1Sam 13:23 · 1Sam 14:6 · 1Sam 22:1 · 1Sam 22:4 · +2 more

15David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”Cross-references: Num 11:4 · Ps 42:1 · Ps 63:1 · Ps 119:81 · Isa 41:17 · Isa 44:3 · +3 more

16The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David; but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.Cross-references: Gen 35:14 · Num 28:7 · 1Sam 7:6 · 1Sam 19:5 · 2Sam 23:9 · Lam 2:19 · +4 more

17He said, “Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.Cross-references: Gen 9:4 · Gen 44:17 · Lev 17:10 · Judg 5:18 · 1Sam 2:30 · 1Sam 26:11 · +8 more

18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.Cross-references: 1Sam 26:6 · 2Sam 2:18 · 2Sam 3:30 · 2Sam 10:10 · 2Sam 10:14 · 2Sam 18:2 · +3 more

19Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.Cross-references: 2Sam 23:9 · 2Sam 23:13 · 2Sam 23:16 · 1Chr 11:25 · Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:23 · +1 more

20Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a time of snow.Cross-references: Ex 15:15 · Josh 15:21 · Judg 14:5 · 1Sam 17:34 · 2Sam 1:23 · 2Sam 8:18 · +10 more

21He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.Cross-references: 1Sam 17:51 · 1Chr 11:23 · Col 2:15

22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.

23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.Cross-references: 1Sam 22:14 · 2Sam 8:8 · 2Sam 20:23 · 1Chr 27:6

24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,Cross-references: 2Sam 2:18 · 1Chr 11:26 · 1Chr 27:7

25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,Cross-references: Judg 7:1 · 1Chr 11:27

26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,Cross-references: 2Sam 14:2 · 1Chr 11:27 · 1Chr 27:9

27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,Cross-references: Josh 21:18 · 1Chr 11:19 · 1Chr 11:28 · 1Chr 27:12

28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,Cross-references: 2Ki 25:23 · 1Chr 11:30 · 1Chr 27:13

29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,Cross-references: Josh 18:28 · 1Chr 11:30 · 1Chr 27:15

30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.Cross-references: Deut 1:24 · Josh 24:30 · Judg 2:9 · Judg 12:13 · Judg 12:15 · 1Chr 11:31 · +1 more

31Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,Cross-references: 2Sam 3:16 · 1Chr 11:32

32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,Cross-references: 1Chr 11:34

33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,Cross-references: 2Sam 23:11 · 1Chr 11:27 · 1Chr 11:35

34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,Cross-references: 2Sam 10:6 · 2Sam 10:8 · 2Sam 11:3 · 2Sam 15:12 · 2Sam 15:31 · 2Sam 17:23 · +1 more

35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,Cross-references: Josh 15:55 · 1Chr 11:37

36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,Cross-references: 2Sam 8:3 · 1Chr 11:38

37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,Cross-references: 2Sam 4:2 · 1Chr 11:37 · 1Chr 11:39

38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,Cross-references: 2Sam 20:26 · 1Chr 2:53 · 1Chr 11:40

39and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.Cross-references: 2Sam 11:3 · 2Sam 11:6 · 2Sam 12:9 · 1Ki 15:5 · 1Chr 11:41 · Matt 1:6