1Now these are the last words of David.…
2“The LORD’s Spirit spoke by me. His word…
3The God of Israel said, the Rock of…
4shall be as the light of the morning…
5Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he…
6But all the ungodly will be as thorns…
7The man who touches them must be armed…
8These are the names of the mighty men…
9After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai…
10He arose and struck the Philistines until his…
11After him was Shammah the son of Agee…
12But he stood in the middle of the…
13Three of the thirty chief men went down,…
14David was then in the stronghold; and the…
15David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give…
16The three mighty men broke through the army…
17He said, “Be it far from me, LORD,…
18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of…
19Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore…
20Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of…
21He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian…
22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things,…
23He was more honorable than the thirty, but…
24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of…
25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh…
27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai…
30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of…
31Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar…
34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of…
35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani…
37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers…
38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
