23:1 ¶
Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: |
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23:1 ¶
Now these°
[be] the last°
words°
of David.°
David°
the son°
of Jesse°
said,°°°
and the man°
[who was] raised up°°
on high,°
the anointed°
of the God°
of Jacob,°
and the sweet°
psalmist°
of Israel,°
said,°° |
23:2
The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue. |
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23:2
The Spirit°
of the LORD°
spake°°
by me, and his word°
[was] in°
my tongue.° |
23:3
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God, |
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23:3
The God°
of Israel°
said,°°
the Rock°
of Israel°
spake°°
to me, He that ruleth°°
over°
men°
[must be] just,°
ruling°°
in the fear°
of God.° |
23:4
[He shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, [When] the tender grass [springeth] out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain. |
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23:4
And [he shall be] as the light°
of the morning,°
[when] the sun°
riseth,°°
[even] a morning°
without°
clouds;°
[as] the tender grass°
[springing] out of the earth°°
by clear shining°°
after rain.°° |
23:5
Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and all [my] desire, Although he maketh it not to grow. |
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23:5
Although°
my house°
[be] not°
so°
with°
God;°
yet°
he hath made°°
with me an everlasting°
covenant,°
ordered°°
in all°
[things], and sure:°°
for°
[this is] all°
my salvation,°
and all°
[my] desire,°
although°
he make [it] not°
to grow.°° |
23:6 ¶
But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand; |
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23:6 ¶
But [the sons] of Belial°
[shall be] all°
of them as thorns°
thrust away,°°
because°
they cannot°
be taken°°
with hands:° |
23:7
But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place. |
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23:7
But the man°
[that] shall touch°°
them must be fenced°°
with iron°
and the staff°
of a spear;°
and they shall be utterly°°
burned°°
with fire°
in the [same] place.°° |
23:8 ¶
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time. |
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23:8 ¶
These°
[be] the names°
of the mighty men°
whom°
David°
had: The Tachmonite°
that sat°°
in the seat,°°°°
chief°
among the captains;°
the same°
[was] Adino°
the Eznite:°
[he lift up his spear] against°
eight°
hundred,°
whom he slew°
at one°
time.° |
23:9
And after 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 that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away. |
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23:9
And after°
him [was] Eleazar°
the son°
of Dodo°
the Ahohite,°°
[one] of the three°
mighty men°
with°
David,°
when they defied°°
the Philistines°
[that] were there°
gathered together°°
to battle,°
and the men°
of Israel°
were gone away:°° |
23:10
He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil. |
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23:10
He°
arose,°°
and smote°°
the Philistines°
until°°
his hand°
was weary,°°
and his hand°
clave°°
unto°
the sword:°
and the LORD°
wrought°°
a great°
victory°
that°
day;°
and the people°
returned°°
after°
him only°
to spoil.°° |
23:11
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. |
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23:11
And after°
him [was] Shammah°
the son°
of Agee°
the Hararite.°
And the Philistines°
were gathered together°°
into a troop,°
where°
was°
a piece°
of ground°
full°
of lentiles:°
and the people°
fled°°
from°°
the Philistines.° |
23:12
But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory. |
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23:12
But he stood°°
in the midst°
of the ground,°
and defended°°
it, and slew°°°
the Philistines:°
and the LORD°
wrought°°
a great°
victory.° |
23:13
And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. |
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23:13
And three°°°
of the thirty°
chief°
went down,°°
and came°°
to°
David°
in°
the harvest time°
unto°
the cave°
of Adullam:°
and the troop°
of the Philistines°
pitched°°
in the valley°
of Rephaim.° |
23:14
And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. |
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23:14
And David°
[was] then°
in an hold,°
and the garrison°
of the Philistines°
[was] then°
[in] Bethlehem.° |
23:15
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! |
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23:15
And David°
longed,°°
and said,°°
Oh that one°
would give me drink°°
of the water°
of the well°°
of Bethlehem,°
which°
[is] by the gate!° |
23:16
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah. |
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23:16
And the three°
mighty men°
brake through°°
the host°
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:°
nevertheless he would°°
not°
drink°°
thereof, but poured it out°°°
unto the LORD.° |
23:17
And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: [shall I drink] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. |
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23:17
And he said,°°
Be it far°
from me, O LORD,°
that I should do°°°
this:°
[is not this] the blood°
of the men°°
that went°°
in jeopardy of their lives?°
therefore he would°°
not°
drink°°
it. These°
things did°°
these three°
mighty men.° |
23:18
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. |
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23:18
And Abishai,°
the brother°
of Joab,°
the son°
of Zeruiah,°
was chief°
among three.°
And he°
lifted up°°°
his spear°
against°
three°
hundred,°
[and] slew°
[them], and had the name°
among three.° |
23:19
Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three. |
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23:19
Was he not°
most°
honourable°°
of three?°
therefore he was°
their captain:°
howbeit he attained°°
not°
unto°
the [first] three.° |
23:20
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. |
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23:20
And Benaiah°
the son°
of Jehoiada,°
the son°
of a valiant°
man,°°°
of Kabzeel,°°
who had done many°
acts,°°
he°
slew°°°
two°
lionlike men°
of Moab:°
he°
went down°°
also and slew°°°
a lion°
in the midst°
of a pit°°
in time°
of snow:° |
23:21
And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: 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 slew him with his own spear. |
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23:21
And he°
slew°°°°
an Egyptian,°°
a goodly°
man:°
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 slew°°
him with his own spear.° |
23:22
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. |
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23:22
These°
[things] did°°
Benaiah°
the son°
of Jehoiada,°
and had the name°
among three°
mighty men.° |
23:23
He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard. |
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23:23
He was more honourable°°
than°
the thirty,°
but he attained°°
not°
to°
the [first] three.°
And David°
set°°
him over°
his guard.° |
23:24
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, |
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23:24
Asahel°
the brother°
of Joab°
[was] one of the thirty;°
Elhanan°
the son°
of Dodo°
of Bethlehem,° |
23:25
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, |
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23:25
Shammah°
the Harodite,°
Elika°
the Harodite,° |
23:26
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, |
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23:26
Helez°
the Paltite,°
Ira°
the son°
of Ikkesh°
the Tekoite,° |
23:27
Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, |
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23:27
Abiezer°
the Anethothite,°
Mebunnai°
the Hushathite,° |
23:28
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, |
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23:28
Zalmon°
the Ahohite,°
Maharai°
the Netophathite,° |
23:29
Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, |
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23:29
Heleb°
the son°
of Baanah,°
a Netophathite,°
Ittai°
the son°
of Ribai°
out of Gibeah°°
of the children°
of Benjamin,° |
23:30
Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash. |
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23:30
Benaiah°
the Pirathonite,°
Hiddai°
of the brooks°°
of Gaash,° |
23:31
Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, |
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23:31
Abialbon°
the Arbathite,°
Azmaveth°
the Barhumite,° |
23:32
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, |
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23:32
Eliahba°
the Shaalbonite,°
of the sons°
of Jashen,°
Jonathan,° |
23:33
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, |
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23:33
Shammah°
the Hararite,°
Ahiam°
the son°
of Sharar°
the Hararite,° |
23:34
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, |
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23:34
Eliphelet°
the son°
of Ahasbai,°
the son°
of the Maachathite,°
Eliam°
the son°
of Ahithophel°
the Gilonite,° |
23:35
Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, |
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23:35
Hezrai°
the Carmelite,°
Paarai°
the Arbite,° |
23:36
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, |
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23:36
Igal°
the son°
of Nathan°
of Zobah,°°
Bani°
the Gadite,° |
23:37
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
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23:37
Zelek°
the Ammonite,°
Naharai°
the Beerothite,°
armourbearer°°°
to Joab°
the son°
of Zeruiah,° |
23:38
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
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23:38
Ira°
an Ithrite,°
Gareb°
an Ithrite,° |
23:39
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. |
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23:39
Uriah°
the Hittite:°
thirty°
and seven°
in all.° |