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David’s Last Song

1 Now these° are the last° words° of David°.
  David° the son° of Jesse° declares°,
  aThe man° who was raised° on high° declares°,
  bThe anointed° of the God° of Jacob°,
  And the sweet° psalmist° of Israel°,
  2aThe Spirit° of the LORD° spoke° by me,
  And His word° was on my tongue°.
  3 “The God° of Israel° said°,
  aThe Rock° of Israel° spoke° to me,
  ‘bHe who rules° over men° righteously°,
  cWho rules° in the fear° of God°,
  4 aIs as the light° of the morning° [when] the sun° rises°,
  A morning° without° clouds°,
  [When] the tender° grass° [springs] out of the earth°,
  Through° sunshine° after° rain°.’
  5 “Truly° is not my house° so° with God°?
  For aHe has made° an everlasting° covenant° with me,
  Ordered° in all° things°, and secured°;
  For all° my salvation° and all° [my] desire°,
  Will He not indeed° make [it] grow°?
  6aBut the worthless°, every° one° of them will be thrust° away° like thorns°,
  Because° they cannot° be taken° in hand°;
  7 But the man° who touches° them
  Must be Iarmed° with iron° and the shaft° of a spear°,
  And athey will be completely° burned° with fire° in [their] IIplace°.”

[1] a2S 7:8, 9; Ps 78:70, 71 b1S 16:12, 13; Ps 89:20
[2] aMt 22:43; 2P 1:21
[3] a2S 22:2, 3, 32 bPs 72:1-3; Is 11:1-5 c2Ch 19:7, 9
[4] aJg 5:31; Ps 72:6
[5] a2S 7:12-16; Ps 89:29; Is 55:3
[6] aMt 13:41
[7] ILit filled IILit sitting aMt 3:10; 13:30; He 6:8

His Mighty Men

8aThese° are the names° of the mighty° men° whom° David° had: Josheb-basshebeth° a Tahchemonite°, chief° of the Icaptains°, he was [called] Adino° the Eznite°, because° of eight° hundred° slain° [by him] at one° time°; 9 and after° him was Eleazar° the son° of aDodo° the bAhohite°, one of the three° mighty° men° with David° when they Idefied° the Philistines° who were gathered° there° to battle° and the men° of Israel° had IIwithdrawn°. 10 aHe arose° and struck° the Philistines° until°° his hand° was weary° and Iclung° to the sword°, and bthe LORD° brought° about° a great° IIvictory° that day°; and the people° returned° after° him only° to strip° [the slain].

[8] IOr three a1Ch 11:11-47
[9] ILit reproached IILit gone up a1Ch 27:4 b1Ch 8:4
[10] ILit his hand clung IILit salvation a1Ch 11:13 b1S 11:13; 19:5

11 ¶ Now after° him was Shammah° the son° of Agee° a aHararite°. And the Philistines° were gathered° Iinto a troop° where° there° was a plot° of ground° full° of lentils°, and the people° fled° from the Philistines°. 12 But he took° his stand° in the midst° of the plot°, defended° it and struck° the Philistines°; and athe LORD° brought° about° a great° Ivictory°.

[11] IPossibly, at Lehi a2S 23:33
[12] ILit salvation a2S 23:10

13 ¶ Then three° of the thirty° chief° men° went° down° and came° to David° in the harvest° time° to the acave° of Adullam°, while the troop° of the Philistines° was camping° in bthe valley° of Rephaim°. 14 David° was then° ain the stronghold°, while the garrison° of the Philistines° was then° in Bethlehem°. 15 aDavid° had° a craving° and said°, “Oh° that someone° would give° me water° to drink° from the well° of Bethlehem° which° is by the gate°!” 16 aSo the three° mighty° men° broke° through° the camp° of the Philistines°, and drew° water° from the well° of Bethlehem° which° was by the gate°, and took° [it] and brought° [it] to David°. Nevertheless he would° not drink° it, but bpoured° it out to the LORD°; 17 and he said°, “Be it far° from me, O LORD°, that I should do° this°. a[Shall I drink] the blood° of the men° who went° in [jeopardy] of their lives°?” Therefore he would° not drink° it. These° things° the three° mighty° men° did°.

[13] a1S 22:1 b2S 5:18
[14] a1S 22:4, 5
[15] a1Ch 11:17
[16] a1Ch 11:18 bGn 35:14
[17] aLv 17:10

18aAbishai°, the brother° of Joab°, the son° of Zeruiah°, was bchief° of the Ithirty°. And he swung° his spear° against° three° hundred° IIand killed° [them], and had a name° as well as the three°. 19 He was most° honored° of the thirty°, therefore he became° their commander°; however, he did not attain° to the three°.

[18] ISo two Heb mss and Syriac; M.T. three IILit slain ones a2S 10:10, 14; 18:2 b1Ch 11:20, 21

20 ¶ Then aBenaiah° the son° of Jehoiada°, the son° of a valiant° man° of bKabzeel°, who had done mighty° deeds°, Ikilled° the IItwo° [sons of] Ariel° of Moab°. He also went° down° and killed° a lion° in the middle° of a pit° on a snowy° day°. 21 He Ikilled° an Egyptian°, IIan impressive° man°. Now the Egyptian° [had] a spear° in his hand°, but he went° down° to him with a club° and snatched° the spear° from the Egyptian’s° hand° and killed° him with his own spear°. 22 These° [things] aBenaiah° the son° of Jehoiada° did°, and had a name° as well as the three° mighty° men°. 23 He was honored° among° the thirty°, but he did not attain° to the three°. And David° appointed° him over° his guard°.

[20] ILit smote IIOr two lion-like heroes a2S 8:18; 20:23 bJsh 15:21
[21] ILit smote IILit a man of appearance
[22] a2S 23:20

24aAsahel° the brother° of Joab° was among the thirty°; Elhanan° the son° of Dodo° of Bethlehem°, 25 aShammah° the bHarodite°, Elika° the Harodite°, 26 Helez° the Paltite°, Ira° the son° of Ikkesh° the aTekoite°, 27 Abiezer° the aAnathothite°, Mebunnai° the Hushathite°, 28 Zalmon° the Ahohite°, Maharai° the aNetophathite°, 29 aHeleb° the son° of Baanah° the Netophathite°, Ittai° the son° of Ribai° of bGibeah° of the sons° of Benjamin°, 30 Benaiah° a aPirathonite°, Hiddai° of the brooks° of bGaash°, 31 Abi-albon° the Arbathite°, Azmaveth° the aBarhumite°, 32 Eliahba° the aShaalbonite°, the sons° of Jashen°, Jonathan°, 33 aShammah° the Hararite°, Ahiam° the son° of Sharar° the Ararite°, 34 Eliphelet° the son° of Ahasbai°, the son° of athe Maacathite°, bEliam° the son° of cAhithophel° the Gilonite°, 35 aHezro° the bCarmelite, Paarai° the Arbite°, 36 Igal° the son° of Nathan° of aZobah°, Bani° the Gadite°, 37 Zelek° the Ammonite°, Naharai° the aBeerothite°, armor° bearers° of Joab° the son° of Zeruiah°, 38 Ira° the aIthrite°, Gareb° the Ithrite°, 39 aUriah° the Hittite°; thirty-seven°° in all°.

[24] a2S 2:18; 1Ch 27:7
[25] a1Ch 11:27 bJg 7:1
[26] a2S 14:2
[27] aJsh 21:18
[28] a2K 25:23
[29] a1Ch 11:30 bJsh 18:28
[30] aJg 12:13, 15 bJsh 24:30
[31] a2S 3:16
[32] aJsh 19:42
[33] a2S 23:11
[34] a2S 10:6, 8; 20:14 b2S 11:3 c2S 15:12
[35] a1Ch 11:37 bJsh 15:55
[36] a2S 8:3
[37] a2S 4:2
[38] a1Ch 2:53
[39] a2S 11:3, 6


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David, in his last words, professeth his faith in God's promises to be beyond sense or experience.

1 ¶ Now these² [be] the lastº wordsº of David.¹ Davidº the sonº of Jesseº said,ºª² and the manº [who was] raised upºª on high,º the anointedº of the Godº of Jacob,º and the sweetº psalmistº of Israel,º said,ºª 2 The Spiritº of the LORDº spakeºª by me, and his wordº [was] in² my tongue.º 3 The Godº of Israelº said,ºª the Rockº of Israelº spakeºª to me, He that ruleth¹ª over² menº [must be] just,º rulingºª in the fearº of God.º 4 And [he shall be] as the lightº of the morning,º [when] the sunº riseth,ºª [even] a morningº withoutº clouds;º [as] the tender grassº [springing] out of the earthº² by clear shiningº² after rain.º² 5 Although² my houseº [be] not² so² with² God;º yet² he hath madeºª with me an everlastingº covenant,º orderedºª in all² [things], and sure:ºª for² [this is] all² my salvation,º and all² [my] desire,º although² he make [it] not² to grow.ºª

[1] Gn 49:1; Dt 33:1; Jsh 23:1; 1S 2:10; 16:12; 2S 7:8; 1Ch 16:4, 7, 9; Ps 2:6; 72:20; 78:70; 89:20; Am 6:5; Lk 20:42; 24:44; Ep 5:19; Col 3:16; Jm 5:13; 2P 1:13.
[2] Mt 22:43; Mk 12:36; Ac 2:25; He 3:7; 2P 1:21.
[3] Gn 33:20; Ex 3:15; 18:21; 19:5; 20:2; 23:6; Dt 16:18; 32:4, 30; 2S 22:2, 32; 2Ch 19:7; Ne 5:14; Ps 42:9; 82:3; 110:2; Pv 31:9; Is 11:4; 32:1; Jr 23:5; Zc 9:9; He 1:8.
[4] Dt 32:2; Jg 5:31; Ps 72:6; 89:36; 110:3; Pv 4:18; Is 4:2; 60:1, 3, 18; Ho 6:3, 5; Mi 5:7; Mal 4:2; Lk 1:78; Jn 1:7.
[5] 1S 2:35; 25:28; 2S 7:14, 18; 12:10; 13:14, 28; 18:14; 1K 1:5; 2:24; 11:6, 38; 12:14; 1Ch 17:11; Ps 27:4; 62:2; 63:1; 73:25; 89:3, 28; 119:81; Is 4:2; 7:14; 9:6; 11:1; 27:6; 55:3; 61:8; Jr 32:40; 33:25; Ezk 37:26; Am 9:11; Ac 13:34; 1Co 3:6; He 6:19; 13:20.

The different state of the wicked.

6 ¶ But [the sons] of Belialº [shall be] all² of them as thornsº thrust away,ºª because² they cannot² be takenºª with hands:º 7 But the manº [that] shall touchºª them must be fencedºª with ironº and the staffº of a spear;º and they shall be utterly¹ª burnedºª with fireº in the [same] place.ºª

[6] Gn 3:18; Dt 13:13; 1S 2:12; 2S 20:1; So 2:2; Is 33:12; Ezk 2:6.
[7] 2S 22:8; Is 27:4; Mt 3:10; 13:42; Lk 19:14, 27; Jn 15:6; 2Th 1:8; 2:8; He 6:8.

A catalogue of David's mighty men.

8 ¶ These² [be] the namesº of the mighty menº whom² Davidº had: The Tachmoniteº that satºª in the seat,ºªª¹ chiefº among the captains;º the same² [was] Adinoº the Eznite:º [he lift up his spear] against² eightº hundred,º whom he slewº at oneº time.º 9 And afterº him [was] Eleazarº the sonº of Dodoº the Ahohite,º² [one] of the threeº mighty menº with² David,º when they defiedºª the Philistinesº [that] were there² gathered togetherºª to battle,º and the menº of Israelº were gone away:ºª 10 He² arose,ºª and smoteºª the Philistinesº untilº² his handº was weary,ºª and his handº claveºª unto² the sword:º and the LORDº wroughtºª a greatº victoryº that² day;º and the peopleº returnedºª afterº him only² to spoil.ºª 11 And afterº him [was] Shammahº the sonº of Ageeº the Hararite.º And the Philistinesº were gathered togetherºª into a troop,º where² was² a pieceº of groundº fullº of lentiles:º and the peopleº fledºª fromº² the Philistines.º 12 But he stoodºª in the midstº of the ground,º and defendedºª it, and slewºª² the Philistines:º and the LORDº wroughtºª a greatº victory.º 13 And threeºª¹ of the thirtyº chiefº went down,ºª and cameºª to² Davidº in² the harvest timeº unto² the caveº of Adullam:º and the troopº of the Philistinesº pitchedºª in the valleyº of Rephaim.º 14 And Davidº [was] then² in an hold,º and the garrisonº of the Philistinesº [was] then² [in] Bethlehem.º 15 And Davidº longed,ºª and said,ºª Oh that one² would give me drinkºª of the waterº of the wellº² of Bethlehem,º which² [is] by the gate!º 16 And the threeº mighty menº brake throughºª the hostº of the Philistines,º and drewºª waterº out of the wellº² of Bethlehem,º that² [was] by the gate,º and tookºª [it], and broughtºª [it] to² David:º nevertheless he wouldºª not² drinkºª thereof, but poured it outºª² unto the LORD.º 17 And he said,ºª Be it farº from me, O LORD,º that I should doºª² this:² [is not this] the bloodº of the men¹² that wentºª in jeopardy of their lives?º therefore he wouldºª not² drinkºª it. These² things didºª these threeº mighty men.º 18 And Abishai,º the brotherº of Joab,º the sonº of Zeruiah,º was chiefº among three.º And he² lifted upºª² his spearº against² threeº hundred,º [and] slewº [them], and had the nameº among three.º 19 Was he not² most² honourableºª of three?º therefore he was² their captain:º howbeit he attainedºª not² unto² the [first] three.º 20 And Benaiahº the sonº of Jehoiada,º the sonº of a valiantº man,ºª¹ of Kabzeel,º² who had done many¹ acts,º² he² slewºª² twoº lionlike menº of Moab:º he² went downºª also and slewºª² a lionº in the midstº of a pitº² in timeº of snow:º 21 And he² slew¹ª²² an Egyptian,º² a goodlyº man:º and the Egyptianº had a spearº in his hand;º but he went downºª to² him with a staff,º and pluckedºª² the spearº out of the Egyptian's¹ hand,º²² and slewºª him with his own spear.º 22 These² [things] didºª Benaiahº the sonº of Jehoiada,º and had the nameº among threeº mighty men.º 23 He was more honourableºª than² the thirty,º but he attainedºª not² to² the [first] three.º And Davidº setºª him over² his guard.º 24 Asahelº the brotherº of Joabº [was] one of the thirty;º Elhananº the sonº of Dodoº of Bethlehem,º 25 Shammahº the Harodite,º Elikaº the Harodite,º 26 Helezº the Paltite,º Iraº the sonº of Ikkeshº the Tekoite,º 27 Abiezerº the Anethothite,º Mebunnaiº the Hushathite,º 28 Zalmonº the Ahohite,º Maharaiº the Netophathite,º 29 Helebº the sonº of Baanah,º a Netophathite,º Ittaiº the sonº of Ribaiº out of Gibeahº² of the childrenº of Benjamin,º 30 Benaiahº the Pirathonite,º Hiddaiº of the brooksº² of Gaash,º 31 Abialbonº the Arbathite,º Azmavethº the Barhumite,º 32 Eliahbaº the Shaalbonite,º of the sonsº of Jashen,º Jonathan,º 33 Shammahº the Hararite,º Ahiamº the sonº of Shararº the Hararite,º 34 Elipheletº the sonº of Ahasbai,º the sonº of the Maachathite,º Eliamº the sonº of Ahithophelº the Gilonite,º 35 Hezraiº the Carmelite,º Paaraiº the Arbite,º 36 Igalº the sonº of Nathanº of Zobah,º² Baniº the Gadite,º 37 Zelekº the Ammonite,º Naharaiº the Beerothite,º armourbearerººª to Joabº the sonº of Zeruiah,º 38 Iraº an Ithrite,º Garebº an Ithrite,º 39 Uriahº the Hittite:º thirtyº and sevenº in all.²

[8] 1Ch 11:11; 27:2, 32.
[9] Nu 23:7; 1S 17:10, 26, 36, 45; 1Ch 11:12; 27:4; Is 63:3, 5; Mk 14:50.
[10] Jsh 10:10, 42; 11:8; Jg 15:14, 18; 1S 11:13; 14:6, 23; 19:5; 2K 5:1; Ps 68:12; 108:13; 144:10; Is 53:12; Ro 15:18; 2Co 4:5; Ep 6:10.
[11] 1Ch 11:13, 27.
[12] 2S 23:10; Ps 3:8; 44:2; Pv 21:31.
[13] Ex 14:7; Jsh 12:15; 15:35; 1S 22:1; 2S 5:18, 22; 23:8; 1Ch 11:15; 14:9; Is 17:5; Ezk 33:1; Mi 1:15.
[14] 1S 10:5; 13:4, 23; 14:1, 6; 22:1, 4; 24:22; 1Ch 12:16.
[15] Nu 11:4; Ps 42:1; 63:1; 119:81; Is 41:17; 44:3; Jn 4:10, 14; 7:37.
[16] Nu 28:7; 1S 7:6; 19:5; 2S 23:9; Lm 2:19; Ac 20:24; Ro 5:7; 2Co 5:14; Php 2:17.
[17] Gn 9:4; 44:17; Lv 17:10; Jg 5:18; 1S 2:30; 26:11; 2S 20:20; 1K 21:3; 1Ch 11:19; Ps 72:14; Mt 26:28; Mk 14:24; Jn 6:52; 1Co 15:30.
[18] 1S 26:6; 2S 2:18; 3:30; 10:10, 14; 18:2; 20:10; 1Ch 2:16; 11:20.
[19] 2S 23:9, 13, 16; 1Ch 11:25; Mt 13:8, 23; 1Co 15:41.
[20] Ex 15:15; Jsh 15:21; Jg 14:5; 1S 17:34; 2S 1:23; 8:18; 20:23; 1K 1:8, 26, 38; 2:29, 46; 1Ch 11:22; 12:8; 18:17; 27:5.
[21] 1S 17:51; 1Ch 11:23; Col 2:15.
[23] 1S 22:14; 2S 8:8; 20:23; 1Ch 27:6.
[24] 2S 2:18; 1Ch 11:26; 27:7.
[25] 1Ch 11:27.
[26] 2S 14:2; 1Ch 11:27, 28; 27:9, 10.
[27] 1Ch 11:19, 28; 27:12.
[28] 1Ch 11:30; 27:13.
[29] 1Ch 11:30, 31; 27:15.
[30] Dt 1:24; Jg 2:9; 12:15; 1Ch 11:31, 32; 27:14.
[31] 1Ch 11:32, 33.
[32] 1Ch 11:34.
[33] 1Ch 11:27, 35.
[34] 2S 11:3; 15:31; 17:23; 1Ch 27:33.
[35] 1Ch 11:37.
[36] 1Ch 11:38.
[37] 1Ch 11:37, 39.
[38] 2S 20:26; 1Ch 2:53; 11:40.
[39] 2S 11:3, 6; 12:9; 24:13; 1K 15:5; 1Ch 11:41; Mt 1:6.


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