| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Now 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, | 1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse declares, The man who was raised on high declares, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel, |
| 2The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. | 2"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. |
| 3The 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. | 3"The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God, |
| 4And 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. | 4Is 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.' |
| 5Although 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. | 5"Truly is not my house so with God? For He 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? |
| 6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: | 6"But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand; |
| 7But 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. | 7But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place." |
| 8These 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. | 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, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time; |
| 9And 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: | 9and after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had withdrawn. |
| 10He 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. | 10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to the sword, and the LORD brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain. |
| 11And 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. | 11Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines. |
| 12But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory. | 12But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and the LORD brought about a great victory. |
| 13And 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. | 13Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim. |
| 14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. | 14David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. |
| 15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! | 15David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!" |
| 16And 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. | 16So 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 poured it out to the LORD; |
| 17And 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. | 17and he said, "Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this. 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. |
| 18And 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. | 18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three. |
| 19Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. | 19He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three. |
| 20And 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: | 20Then Benaiah 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 on a snowy day. |
| 21And 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. | 21He killed an Egyptian, an 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. |
| 22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. | 22These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men. |
| 23He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. | 23He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard. |
| 24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, | 24Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
| 25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, | 25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, |
| 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, | 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, |
| 27Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, | 27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, |
| 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, | 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, |
| 29Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, | 29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, |
| 30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, | 30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, |
| 31Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, | 31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, |
| 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, | 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, |
| 33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, | 33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, |
| 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, | 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, |
| 35Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, | 35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, |
| 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, | 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, |
| 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, | 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
| 38Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, | 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
| 39Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. | 39Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all. |
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