| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1These are the final words of David: "The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised up as the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, Israel's beloved singer of songs: | 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 LORD's spirit spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. | 2"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. |
| 3The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules 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, |
| 4is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth. | 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.' |
| 5My dynasty is approved by God, for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition. | 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 evil people are like thorns--all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand. | 6"But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand; |
| 7The one who touches them must use an iron instrument or the wooden shaft of a spear. They are completely burned up right where they lie!" | 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 are the names of David's warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the officers. He killed eight hundred men with his spear in one battle. | 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; |
| 9Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated, | 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 stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it seemed stuck to his sword. The LORD gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses. | 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. |
| 11Next in command was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, where there happened to be an area of a field that was full of lentils, the army retreated before 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 made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended it and defeated the Philistines; the LORD gave them 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. |
| 13At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped 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. |
| 14David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem. | 14David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. |
| 15David was thirsty and said, "How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near 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!" |
| 16So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to 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 said, "O LORD, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going." So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. | 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. |
| 18Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the 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. |
| 19From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three. | 19He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three. |
| 20Benaiah son of Jehoida was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day. | 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. |
| 21He also killed an impressive-looking Egyptian. The Egyptian wielded a spear, while Benaiah attacked him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed 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. |
| 22Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoida, who gained fame among the three elite warriors. | 22These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men. |
| 23He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard. | 23He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard. |
| 24Included with the thirty were the following: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from 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 son of Ikkesh from Tekoa, | 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, |
| 27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, | 27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, |
| 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, | 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, |
| 29Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin, | 29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, |
| 30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the wadis of Gaash, | 30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, |
| 31Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, | 31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, |
| 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan | 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, |
| 33son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite, | 33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, |
| 34Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam 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 son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite, | 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, |
| 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah), | 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
| 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite | 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
| 39and Uriah the Hittite. Altogether there were thirty-seven. | 39Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all. |
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