1These are the last words of David: “The…
2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me;…
3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of…
4is like the light of the morning at…
5Is not my house right with God? For…
6But the worthless are all like thorns raked…
7The man who touches them must be armed…
8These are the names of David’s mighty men:…
9Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo…
10but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the…
11And after him was Shammah son of Agee…
12But Shammah took his stand in the middle…
13At harvest time, three of the thirty chief…
14At that time David was in the stronghold,…
15David longed for water and said, “Oh, that…
16So the three mighty men broke through the…
17saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD,…
18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son…
19Was he not more honored than the Three?…
20And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man…
21He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge…
22These were the exploits of Benaiah son of…
23He was most honored among the Thirty, but…
24Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel…
25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the…
27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son…
30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of…
31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
33son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of…
34Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son…
35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the…
37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer…
38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in…
